sterilizer

Definition of Sterilizer in English :

1. autoclave, steriliser, sterilizer

a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sterilizer

noun

a person, substance, or device that sterilizes

tr.v. ster·il·ized, ster·il·iz·ing, ster·il·iz·es

1. To make free from live bacteria or other microorganisms.

2. To eliminate the ability of a person or animal to produce offspring, as by altering or removing the reproductive organs.

3.

a. To make incapable of bearing fruit or germinating.

b. To render (land) unfruitful.

4. Economics To place (gold) in safekeeping so as not to affect the supply of money or credit.

5. To make inoffensive or innocuous: sterilized the terminology with euphemisms.