desterilizing

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A form of desterilize — To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of desterilize
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APA

desterilizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desterilizing

MLA

“desterilizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desterilizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desterilizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desterilizing.

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