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sterilising
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
Translations
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
Used attributively as the present participle of ‘sterilise’.
The sterilising solution is used to clean surgical instruments before procedures.
La solution stérilisante est utilisée pour nettoyer les instruments chirurgicaux avant les interventions.
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɛr.əˌlaɪ.zɪŋ/
Gerund form meaning the act or process of making something sterile.
Proper sterilising of medical equipment prevents infections.
Une bonne stérilisation du matériel médical prévient les infections.
sterilising
Gerund
sterilised
Past Simple
sterilised
Past Participle
sterilising
Gerund
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪz/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪz/
The veterinarian sterilised the cat to prevent it from having kittens.
Le vétérinaire a stérilisé la chatte pour l'empêcher d'avoir des chatons.
The surgeon sterilised the instruments before the operation.
Le chirurgien a stérilisé les instruments avant l'opération.
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The sterilising solution is used to clean surgical instruments before procedures.
Proper sterilising of medical equipment prevents infections.
The surgeon sterilised the instruments before the operation.
The veterinarian sterilised the cat to prevent it from having kittens.
The central bank intervened to sterilise the impact of foreign capital inflows on the domestic money supply.