Synonyms & related words for sterilise

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Words related to sterilise

Explore words related to sterilise — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sterilize, desexualize, desex, unsex, unsterilized, sterilization, antisepticize, sterilizer. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sterilise come from?

The word sterilise breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: steril, from Latin sterilis (“barren, unfruitful”); and -ise, from Greek -izein (“to make, cause to become”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.