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sterilising
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
Used attributively as the present participle of ‘sterilise’.
Translations
The sterilising solution is used to clean medical equipment.
Стерилизующий раствор используется для очистки медицинского оборудования.
Definitions
The sterilising solution is used to clean surgical instruments before procedures.
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈstɛr.əˌlaɪ.zɪŋ/
Gerund form meaning the act or process of making something sterile.
Definitions
Proper sterilising of medical equipment prevents infections.
sterilising
Gerund
sterilised
Past Simple
sterilised
Past Participle
sterilising
Gerund
UK
/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪz/
US
/ˈstɛr.ə.laɪz/
Translations
The doctor needs to sterilise the surgical instruments before the operation.
Врач должен стерилизовать хирургические инструменты перед операцией.
They use chemicals to sterilise the water supply.
Они используют химикаты, чтобы обеззараживать водоснабжение.
Additional translations
Definitions
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.
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