11 Letter Words for Sterilizing
sterilizing
9 Letter Words for Sterilizing
girtlines, lignitize, nigrities, relisting, tirelings
8 Letter Words for Sterilizing
girniest, girtline, glintier, glitzier, grizelin, igniters, lienitis, lignites, lingiest, lingster, nirliest, nitriles, reinstil, reisting, resiling, resiting, resizing, retiling, riesling, ringlets, sterling, stingier, stirling, strigine, tinglers, tinglier, tireling, tringles, zingiest
7 Letter Words for Sterilizing
entiris, gernitz, girnels, glirine, glisten, glister, glitzes, gristle, igniter, ignites, ileitis, inliers, irising, leiring, lesting, lignite, lingers, lingier, liniest, linitis, linters, lintier, linties, listing, nitrile, nitrils, resilin, resting, retling, riglins, riliest, ringite, ringlet, ritling, seiling, seizing, serting, setling, siering, siltier, silting, singler, singlet, slinger, slinter, sliting, sniglet, snirtle, stiling, stinger, stiring, strigil, tiering, tigrine, tilings, tingler, tingles, tirings, tirling, tringle, zesting, zestril, zingels, zingers, zingier
6 Letter Words for Sterilizing
elints, engilt, engirt, enlist, estrin, gentil, gilets, gilten, girnel, girnie, girsle, gisler, glents, glinse, glints, greins, gresil, grilse, grizel, grizes, ignite, inerts, ingest, ingirt, ingles, inisle, initis, inlets, inlier, insert, insite, inters, intire, irisin, iritis, isling, legist, legits, lering, ligers, lignes, liners, linger, linget, linier, linter, lintie, listen, lister, liters, liting, nigers, nirles, nirlie, nirlit, niters, nitril, reigns, relist, renigs, resign, resing, riglet, riglin, riling, ringle, rising, ritzes, seizin, seling, seniti, sering, sigint, signer, signet, sileni, silent, siling, singer, single, sinter, sinzer, siring, siting, sizier, sizing, slinge, slinte, sterin, stinge, streng, strine, string, tigers, tigris, tilers, tiling, tinger, tinges, tingle, tinier, tinies, tinsel, tiring, triens, trines, zingel, zinger
5 Letter Words for Sterilizing
elint, elsin, enlit, entsi, ering, geist, geits, genii, genit, gents, giles, gilet, gilse, gilts, giris, girls, girns, girse, girts, gisel, gites, gleir, gleis, gleit, glens, glent, glint, glist, glits, glitz, grein, greit, grens, grins, grint, grist, grits, grize, ignis, inert, inger, ingle, inlet, inset, instr, intel, inter, intil, intis, iring, isize, islet, istle, iters, izing, iztle, legin, legis, legit, leirs, lengs, lenis, lenti, liens, liers, liest, liger, ligne, liner, lines, linge, lings, linie, lints, liszt, liter, lites, neist, nelis, nerts, nertz, niger, niris, nirls, nisei, niter, regin, reign, reins, reist, relig, renig, rents, resin, resit, retin, riels, rigel, rigil, riles, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, risen, rites, segni, sengi, senit, senti, sergt, serin, sient, sigil, silen, siler, singe, siren, sizel, sizer, slent, slier, sline, sling, slirt, slite, snirl, snirt, snite, snitz, steil, stein, steng, steri, stern, stile, stine, sting, stire, strig, teils, terns, tiens, tiers, tiger, tiges, tiler, tiles, tines, tinge, tingi, tings, tires, tirls, tries, trigs, trine, trins, tsine, zeins, zeist, zines, zings, zitis
4 Letter Words for Sterilizing
elts, engl, engr, engs, entr, ergs, erin, eris, erns, erst, gein, geir, geit, gels, genl, gens, gent, gers, gest, gets, gien, gies, gile, gils, gilt, gins, gire, giri, girl, girn, girt, gise, gist, gite, gits, glei, glen, glis, glit, gren, gret, grin, gris, grit, init, inst, inti, intl, intr, ires, iris, isle, isnt, itel, iter, izle, legs, leir, leis, leng, lens, lent, lest, lets, lien, lier, lies, lige, ligs, liin, line, ling, lins, lint, lire, liri, list, lite, liti, lits, litz, negs, nest, neti, nets, nies, nile, nils, nirl, nisi, nist, nits, regs, regt, rein, reit, rent, rest, rets, rgen, riel, ries, rigs, rile, rine, ring, rins, rise, rist, rite, rits, ritz, seil, seir, seit, selt, sent, serg, sert, sien, sier, sign, sile, silt, sine, sing, sire, siri, site, siti, sitz, size, slit, snig, snit, steg, sten, ster, stge, stie, stir, stlg, stre, tegs, teil, teli, tels, teng, tens, tern, tien, tier, ties, tige, tigs, tile, tils, tine, ting, tins, tire, tirl, tres, trez, trie, trig, trin, zein, zels, zest, zigs, zine, zing, zins, zite, ziti, zits
3 Letter Words for Sterilizing
eir, eli, els, elt, eng, enl, ens, erg, ern, ers, ert, esr, est, gel, gen, ger, get, gez, gie, gin, gis, git, glt, gns, grs, gte, ign, iii, ile, ing, ins, int, ire, irs, ise, isl, isn, ist, isz, its, leg, lei, ler, les, let, lez, lie, lig, lin, lir, lis, lit, lnr, lst, ltr, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nil, nis, nit, reg, rei, rel, res, rez, rie, rig, rin, rit, riz, rle, rte, rti, seg, sei, sel, sen, ser, set, sez, sie, sig, sil, sin, sir, sit, sle, slt, sri, stg, str, teg, tel, ten, ter, tes, tez, tgn, tie, tig, til, tin, tis, tln, tlr, tng, tri, trs, tsi, zel, zen, zer, zig, zin, zit
Definitions for Sterilizing
[1] to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
[2] to destroy the ability of (a person or animal) to reproduce by removing the sex organs or inhibiting their functions.
[3] to make (land) barren or unproductive.
[4] Informal . to delete or remove anything comprising or damaging from: to sterilize a government document before releasing it to the press.
[5] Informal . to isolate or completely protect from unwanted, unauthorized, or unwholesome activities, attitudes, influences, etc.: You can't sterilize children against violence.
[6] (tr) to render sterile; make infertile or barren
Words related to Sterilizing
sterilizedecontaminate, neuter, disinfect, spay, sanitize, castrate, pasteurize, emasculate, fix, purify, incapacitate, clean, fumigate, alter, change, autoclave, desexualize, antisepticize
Words nearby Sterilizing
sterilizesterigma, sterilant, sterile, sterile cyst, sterilization, sterilize, sterilizer, sterlet, sterling, sterling area, sterling bloc
Origin of Sterilizing
eFirst recorded in 1685–95; sterile + -ize
Words that may be confused with Sterilizing
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, sterilizeimpotence, sterility, sterilized
Other words from Sterilizing
ster·i·liz·a·ble , adjective
ster·i·liz·a·bil·i·ty , noun
ster·i·liz·er , noun
pre·ster·i·lize , verb (used with object), pre·ster·i·lized, pre·ster·i·liz·ing.
re·ster·i·lize , verb (used with object), re·ster·i·lized, re·ster·i·liz·ing.
self-ster·i·lized , adjective
un·ster·i·lized , adjective
Synonyms for Sterilizing
castrate, decontaminate, disinfect, neuter, pasteurize, sanitize, spay, alter, antisepticize, autoclave, change, clean, desexualize, emasculate, fix, fumigate, incapacitate, purify, make sterile
