sterilizer

sterilizer
An apparatus for rendering objects sterile.
- glass bead s. a s. for endodontic equipment; the heat is transmitted to the instruments, absorbent points, or cotton pellets by means of glass beads.
- hot salt s. a s. for endodontic equipment in which table salt is heated in a container at 218–246°C; the dry heat is transmitted to root canal instruments, absorbent points, or cotton pellets for their rapid (5–10 seconds) sterilization.

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ster·il·iz·er also Brit ster·il·is·er 'ster-ə-.lī-zər n an apparatus for sterilizing (as by the agency of steam, ultraviolet radiation, or chemicals)

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ster·i·liz·er (sterґĭ-līz″ər) an apparatus used for the destruction of microorganisms; see sterilization (def. 1).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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