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Definition: STERILIZING |
STERILIZINGPersonal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Sterilize |
Date "STERILIZING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references) |
Crosswords: STERILIZING |
| English words defined with "STERILIZING": Bryan Donkin ♦ Donkin ♦ hygienize ♦ sanitation, sanitisation, sanitise, sanitization, sanitize. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "STERILIZING": added fat, autoclave operator ♦ BLENDING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ Chemosterilants, CLEANER, HOSPITAL, close filtration, COTTAGE-CHEESE MAKER ♦ dispensary attendant ♦ FLAVOR ROOM WORKER, FREEZER OPERATOR, FUMIGATOR AND STERILIZER ♦ housekeeper, hospital ♦ ice-cream freezer ♦ MANAGER, DAIRY FARM ♦ peracetic acid ♦ sterile filtration, sterilizer operator, sterilizing filtration, SUPPLY CLERK. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "STERILIZING": sterilize. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Sterilizing the wound. (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Bill Angelos; Art Baer) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | U.S. Army. Base Hospital No.69, Savenay, France. : Sterilizing Room in foreground and work room in background. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Base Hospital No. 9. Chateauroux, France : Interior of sterilizing room showing apparatus for sterilizing by steam the surgical dressings and equipment. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | [Apparatus box for sterilizing water, Gungalin]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | [Water - purification and conditioning] : [Water sterilizing set]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Running milk cans through sterilizing machine, Farmington, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Production. Blood transfusion bottles. Sterilizing transfusion bottles containing intravenous solution, are given another inspection after being taken from the sterilizer. Women workers are taking over important jobs at Baxter Laboratories, Glenview, Illi. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. Cairns General Hospital, FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Sterilizing equipment. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Cans, after sterilizing in steam, travel in conveyor belt to canning room. Phillips Packing Company, Cambridge, Maryland. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Abbott Laboratories, 1350 Cote de Liesse, Montreal, Canada. Sterilizing room. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ciba (pharmaceutical production), Summit, New Jersey. Sterilizing. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | In a number of cases, charges have been brought against doctors for sterilizing a woman or inserting an IUD without her consent. (references) | |
Economic History | Philippines | On the industrial side, the best sales prospects are: plants and equipment for treatment and sterilizing apparatus such as slurry pumps, water softeners, economizers, water recycling systems, boiling and cooling towers and heat recovery steam generators. (references) |
Egypt | The money supply (M-2) grew almost 12% year-on-year during the first 9 months of FY 00/01 with growth for the full fiscal year expected at about 12%. In contrast to 1999 and early 2000, the CBE was more active in sterilizing sales of foreign exchange through "REPOs" of treasury bills. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "STERILIZING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 62.50% of the time. "STERILIZING" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 62.5% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 25% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (singular) | 12.5% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 8 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "STERILIZING": sterilizing filter ♦ sterilizing filtration. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sterilizing baby bottle | 15 |
bottle sterilizing | 6 |
sterilizing | 3 |
soil sterilizing | 3 |
sterilizing tree | 2 |
sterilizing water | 2 |
course management sterilizing technician | 2 |
filtration sterilizing | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "STERILIZING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 消炎 (sterilise, sterilised, sterilize, sterilized). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sterilfiltrering (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), sterilfilter (germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), steril filtrering (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), teknologi,der anvendes ved sterilisering af mælkekartoner (technology for sterilizing milk cartons), elektrisk sterilisationskasse (electric sterilizing box), efterladt kul (sterilizing of coal), Desinfektionssluse (isolated sterilizing dip), dampsteriliseringsapparat (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | steriliserende filtratie (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), steriele filtratie (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), steriele filter (germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), ultrafiltratie (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration, ultrafiltration), ontsmetten van kassen (glasshouse sterilizing), onder bestraling wordt soms verstaan een methode voor de sterilisatie van voedingsmiddelen (irradiation sometimes means irradiation as a method for sterilizing food), methode voor sterilisatie van kartonnen verpakkingen voor melk (technology for sterilizing milk cartons), elektrische stoomkast (electric sterilizing box), bodemstoomsterilisatietoestel (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sterilointisuodatin (E.K.filter, germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), steriilisuodatus (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), sähkösterilointilaatikko (electric sterilizing box). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | stérilisation des serres (glasshouse sterilizing), par irradiation on entend parfois une méthode pour stériliser les aliments - radiostérilisation (irradiation sometimes means irradiation as a method for sterilizing food), méthode de stérilisation de cartons de lait (technology for sterilizing milk cartons), groupe mobile de désinfection des sols par la vapeur (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer), filtre stérilisateur (sterilizing filter), filtration stérilisante (sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), caisse stérilisatrice électrique (electric sterilizing box), abandon de charbon (sterilizing of coal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sterilisierend, keimfrei machend (pasteurizing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κιβώτιο ηλεκτραποστείρωσης (electric sterilizing box), κινητό συνεργείο αποστείρωσης εδαφών με ατμό (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer), κινητή ομάδα απολύμανσης εδαφών με ατμό (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer), μέθοδος αποστείρωσης χάρτινων κουτιών για γάλα (technology for sterilizing milk cartons), φίλτρο αποστείρωσης (E.K.filter, germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), αποστείρωση των θερμοκηπίων (glasshouse sterilizing), "ακτινοβόληση" σημαίνει μερικές φορές την ακτινοβόληση τροφών με σκοπό την αποστείρωσή τους. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sterilizzazione delle serre (glasshouse sterilizing), per irradiazione si intende a volte un metodo per sterilizzare gli alimenti (irradiation sometimes means irradiation as a method for sterilizing food), metodo di sterilizzazione dei cartoni per latte (technology for sterilizing milk cartons), gruppo mobile di disinfezione del terreno con vapore (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer), filtro sterilizzatore (E.K.filter, germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), filtrazione sterilizzante (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), filtrazione sterilizante (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), cassa sterilizzatrice elettrica (electric sterilizing box). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 殺菌力 (sterilizing or germicidal properties). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | さっき"りょく (sterilizing or germicidal properties). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 살 (Bactericidal, sterilisation, sterilization). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | erilizingstay método de esterilização de embalagens para leite (technology for sterilizing milk cartons), irradiação é por vezes entendida como método de esterilização de alimentos (irradiation sometimes means irradiation as a method for sterilizing food), grupo móvel de desinfecção do solo por vapor (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer), filtro esterilizador (E.K.filter, germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), filtração esterilizante (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), esterilização de estufas (glasshouse sterilizing), caixa esterilização eléctrica (electric sterilizing box). (various references) стерилизовать стерилизация. (various references) por irradiación se entiende algunas veces un método para esterilizar los alimentos (irradiation sometimes means irradiation as a method for sterilizing food), método de esterilización del cartón para leche (technology for sterilizing milk cartons), filtro esterilizador (E.K.filter, germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), filtración esterilizante (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), esterilizador del suelo a vapor (mobile outfit for steam soil sterilizing, steam soil sterilizer), esterilización de invernaderos (glasshouse sterilizing), caja esterilizadora eléctrica (electric sterilizing box). (various references) sterilfiltrering (close filtration, sterile filtration, sterilizing filtration), sterilfilter (E.K.filter, germ-proof filter, sterilizing filter), elektrisk steriliseringslåda (electric sterilizing box). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "STERILIZING": presterilizing. (additional references) | |
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"STERILIZING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sterilising. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "STERILIZING" (pronounced ste"rulī'zing) |
| 8 | -e" r u l ī' z i ng | paralyzing. |
| 7 | -r u l ī' z i ng | centralizing, decentralizing, demoralizing, hydrolyzing, moralizing, neutralizing. |
| 6 | -u l ī' z i ng | analyzing, brutalizing, cannibalizing, capitalizing, commercializing, criminalizing, crystallizing, denationalizing, destabilizing, editorializing, equalizing, federalizing, fertilizing, finalizing, formalizing, generalizing, idolizing, immobilizing, industrializing, legalizing, liberalizing, marginalizing, materializing, mobilizing, monopolizing, nationalizing, normalizing, penalizing, personalizing, rationalizing, recapitalizing, revitalizing, socializing, specializing, stabilizing, symbolizing, tantalizing, tranquilizing, trivializing, utilizing, vandalizing, verbalizing, visualizing. |
| 5 | -l ī' z i ng | realizing. |
| 4 | -ī' z i ng | advertising, aggrandizing, amortizing, antagonizing, apologizing, appetizing, authorizing, categorizing, characterizing, colorizing, compromising, computerizing, criticizing, customizing, deemphasizing, dehumanizing, demilitarizing, democratizing, demonizing, desensitizing, digitizing, downsizing, dramatizing, economizing, emphasizing, energizing, enterprising, exercising, fantasizing, fraternizing, galvanizing, harmonizing, humanizing, immunizing, improvising, ionizing, ironizing, itemizing, jeopardizing, legitimizing, maximizing, memorizing, merchandising, mesmerizing, minimizing, modernizing, organizing, oxidizing, patronizing, polarizing, politicizing, popularizing, prioritizing, privatizing, proselytizing, publicizing, reauthorizing, recognizing, reorganizing, revolutionizing, romanticizing, sanitizing, satirizing, scrutinizing, securitizing, standardizing, stigmatizing, subsidizing, summarizing, supervising, sympathizing, synthesizing, televising, temporizing, terrorizing, theorizing, unappetizing, unionizing, womanizing. |
| 3 | -z i ng | abusing, accusing, advising, agonizing, amazing, amusing, appeasing, appraising, arising, arousing, blazing, boozing, bowsing, browsing, bruising, bulldozing, buzzing, carousing, causing, chastising, choosing, cleansing, closing, composing, comprising, confusing, cruising, decomposing, decriminalizing, defusing, devising, diffusing, disclosing, disguising, disposing, dozing, easing, enclosing, espousing, excusing, exposing, foreclosing, franchising, freezing, fusing, gazing, glamorizing, glazing, grazing, hazing, hosing, housing, immortalizing, imposing, infusing, institutionalizing, losing, misusing, musing, nosing, oozing, opposing, overgrazing, overusing, paraphrasing, pausing, perusing, phasing, phrasing, pleasing, posing, praising, predisposing, proposing, quizzing, raising, razing, recusing, refusing, reimposing, reusing, revising, rising, Rosing, schmoozing, seizing, sensationalizing, sizing, sneezing, snoozing, squeezing, strategizing, supposing, surprising, teasing, uncompromising, unsurprising, uprising, using, victimizing, warehousing, wheezing, whizzing. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-i-i-l-n-r-s-t-z" | |
-2 letters: relisting. | |
-3 letters: glitzier, igniters, lignites, lingiest, nitriles, resiling, resiting, resizing, retiling, riesling, ringlets, sterling, stingier, tinglers, tinglier, zingiest. | |
-4 letters: girlies, glisten, glister, glitzes, gristle, igniter, ignites, ileitis, inliers, irising, lignite, lingers, lingier, liniest, linters, lintier, listing, nitrile, nitrils, resting, ringlet, seizing, siltier, silting, singlet, slinger, stinger, strigil, tiering, tilings, tingler, tingles, tirling, zesting. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-i-i-l-n-r-s-t-z" | |
+2 letters: restabilizing. | |
+3 letters: presterilizing. | |
+4 letters: rehospitalizing. | |
+5 letters: despiritualizing, oligomerizations, regionalizations, respiritualizing. | |
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