sterilizable
4.8
Can be made free of bacteria and germs
- adjective
- /ˈstɛrɪlaɪzəbl/
- Specialized
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esterilizable
- The instruments are sterilizable, easy to interchange during surgery, and cost-effective to manufacture.
Examples
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Both plastics are gas sterilizable and sufficiently rigid to serve as a template for plate bending (9, 10).
Academic text (2015) -
In addition to being durable and sterilizable, the materials had to be biocompatible.
Academic text (1998) -
The laboratory uses sterilizable equipment to ensure all tests are conducted in a contamination-free environment.
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For safe medical procedures, it is crucial that all instruments are made from sterilizable materials.
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In the kitchen, it's important to use sterilizable containers for storing food to prevent bacterial growth.
Surface Forms
sterilizable positive
steriliserable positive
Morphology
Etymology
Sterilizable comes from the Latin root steril- from sterilis meaning 'not producing life', and this image moved into medicine to mean 'free of living germs'. So, something sterilizable can be made free of bacteria and other tiny life.
