Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desterilization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dester-il-iza-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.

Uncountable

noun

A monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.

Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + sterilization.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

desterilizations (plural)

Questions

What does desterilization mean?: The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.
Where does desterilization come from?: From de- + sterilization.

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