Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sterilizing

/stˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
ster-il-iz-ing
IPA
/stˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sterilize

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Questions

How do you pronounce sterilizing?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does sterilizing mean?
present participle and gerund of sterilize

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