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Noun: sterilizer  'ste-ru,lI-zu(r)
  1. A device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
    - autoclave, steriliser [Brit]

Derived forms: sterilizers

Type of: vessel

Encyclopedia: Sterilizer