Meaning
- (verb) To deprive of the ability to procreate.
- (verb) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
- (verb) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
- (verb) To redact (a document), removing classified or sensitive material.
Letter breakdown
- Sterilize contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 18.
Words from these letters
- seltzer
- sterile
- elites
- liters
- relies
- elite
- ester
- islet
- leers
- liter
- reels
- reset
- riles
- rites
- seize
- sizer
- sleet
- slier
- steel
- steer
- stile
- terse
- tiers
- tiles
- tires
- trees
- tries
- eels
- else
- iris
- isle
- leer
- lees
- leis
- lest
- lets
- lies
- lire
- list
- lite
- reel
- reis
- rest
- rile
- rise
- rite
- seer
- sere
- silt
- sire
- site
- size
- slit
- stir
- tees
- tier
- ties
- tile
- tire
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with STE
- stead
- steadfast
- steadfastly
- steadfastness
- steadied
- steadier
- steadies
- steadiest
- steadily
- steadiness
- steads
- steady
- steadying
- steak
- steakhouse
- steakhouses
- steaks
- steal
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Words ending with IZE
Reader questions
What does Sterilize mean?
To deprive of the ability to procreate.
How many letters are in Sterilize?
Sterilize has 9 letters.
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