desterilize

[ dee-ster-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),de·ster·i·lized, de·ster·i·liz·ing.
  1. to utilize an idle fund or commodity, as when a nation issues currency against gold previously unused.

Origin of desterilize

1
  • Also especially British, de·ster·i·lise .

Other words from desterilize

  • de·ster·i·li·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby desterilize

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