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A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc..
The hospital was in trouble when the sterilizer broke; they almost had to shut down the operating room.
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Sterilizer means A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc..
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The hospital was in trouble when the sterilizer broke; they almost had to shut down the operating room.
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