presterilize

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verb

To sterilize in advance.

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Meanings

verbpresterilize (third-person singular simple present presterilizes, present participle presterilizing, simple past and past participle presterilized)

present singular third person presterilizes · participle present presterilizing · participle past presterilized · past presterilized

  1. To sterilize in advance.

Origin

From pre- + sterilize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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