Etymology

chemosterilizer

C3H4E1M3O1S1T1E1R1I1L1I1Z10E1R1

Today it means: Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant Full definition →

English sterilizer ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishsterilizer
  4. English todaychemosterilizer

From chemo- + sterilizer.

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