🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

灭菌器

Pronunciation / Transliteration: miè jūn qì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sterilizer/ˈstɛr.ɪ.laɪ.zər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"灭菌器在医院中用于确保手术器械的无菌性。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device or substance used to sterilize something, making it free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.

    "The hospital uses a high-temperature sterilizer to ensure all surgical instruments are free from pathogens."
  2. 2

    A chemical agent that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms.

    "The sterilizer used in the lab is effective against a wide range of bacteria."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sterilizer' is derived from the root 'sterilize', which comes from the Latin 'sterilis', meaning 'barren' or 'unproductive'. The suffix '-izer' indicates an agent that performs the action, thus evolving to refer to devices or substances that render something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.

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