Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sterilizer

/stˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: ster-il-iz-er
IPA: /stˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc.

Example Sentences

"The hospital was in trouble when the sterilizer broke; they almost had to shut down the operating room."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sterile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sterilize English -er English sterilizer From sterilize + -er.

Inflected Forms

sterilizers (plural) steriliser (alternative)

Derived Forms

chemosterilizer

Synonyms

autoclave steriliser

Questions

How do you pronounce sterilizer?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɚ/.
What does sterilizer mean?: A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc.
Where does sterilizer come from?: Etymology tree English sterile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sterilize English -er English sterilizer From sterilize + -er.

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