chemosterilizer

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noun

Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant

OriginEnglish sterilizer ← New Latin chēmīa →
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Meanings

nounchemosterilizer (plural chemosterilizers)

plural chemosterilizers

  1. Any substance used to cause sterility in insects, rodents or other animals; a chemosterilant

Origin

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishsterilizer
  4. Englishchemosterilizer

From chemo- + sterilizer.

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APA

chemosterilizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosterilizer

MLA

“chemosterilizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosterilizer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemosterilizer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosterilizer.

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