esterilizar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From estéril + -izar.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: es‧te‧ri‧li‧zar
=== Verb ===
esterilizar (first-person singular present esterilizo, first-person singular preterite esterilicei, past participle esterilizado)
(transitive) to sterilize
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“esterilizar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“esterilizar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From estéril + -izar.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Southern Portugal, natural speech) IPA(key): [ʃtɾɫiˈzaɾ]
Hyphenation: es‧te‧ri‧li‧zar
=== Verb ===
esterilizar (first-person singular present esterilizo, first-person singular preterite esterilizei, past participle esterilizado)
to sterilize
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
esterilização (“sterilization”)
=== Further reading ===
“esterilizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“esterilizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From estéril + -izar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /esteɾiliˈθaɾ/ [es.t̪e.ɾi.liˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /esteɾiliˈsaɾ/ [es.t̪e.ɾi.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: es‧te‧ri‧li‧zar
=== Verb ===
esterilizar (first-person singular present esterilizo, first-person singular preterite esterilicé, past participle esterilizado)
(transitive) to sterilize
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“esterilizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025