- sterilant
- noun Date: 1941 a sterilizing agent
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sterilant
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sterilant — [ster′ə lənt] n. a sterilizing agent, as great heat … English World dictionary
Sterilant Gas Monitoring — Sterilant gases are compounds used by health care and other facilities to sterilize medical supplies that cannot be sterilized by heat or steam methods. The current FDA approved sterilant gases are ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide… … Wikipedia
sterilant — /ster euh leuhnt/, n. Chem. a sterilizing agent. [1940 45; STERILE + ANT] * * * … Universalium
sterilant — noun Any substance used to sterilize something … Wiktionary
sterilant — ster·il·ant ster ə lənt n a sterilizing agent * * * ster·i·lant (sterґĭ lənt) a sterilizing agent; see antibiotic and disinfectant … Medical dictionary
sterilant — [ stɛrɪl(ə)nt] noun an agent used to destroy microorganisms, or pests and diseases in soil … English new terms dictionary
sterilant — ster·i·lant … English syllables
sterilant — ster•i•lant [[t]ˈstɛr ə lənt[/t]] n. chem. a sterilizing agent • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
sterilant — /ˈstɛrələnt/ (say steruhluhnt) noun a sterilising agent, especially one designed to have a persistent effect as a herbicide …
sterilant — ˈsterələnt noun ( s) Etymology: sterile + ant : a sterilizing agent; especially : an herbicide designed to completely eliminate a kind of plant and to have a rather persistent residual effect in the soil … Useful english dictionary
