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STERILISING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word sterilising. (opposite meanings)
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breeding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community

• the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization

• the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

adjective satellite

• producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring

contaminating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

adjective satellite

• that infects or taints

dirtying
verbv
noun

• the act of soiling something

germ
nounn
noun

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

spreading
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
noun

• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

• the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

fertilizing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

• make fertile or productive

• introduce semen into (a female)

infecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• communicate a disease to

• contaminate with a disease or microorganism

• corrupt with ideas or an ideology

• affect in a contagious way

polluting
adjectiveadj
verb

• make impure

seeding
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small hard fruit

• a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

• one of the outstanding players in a tournament

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

verb

• go to seed; shed seeds

• help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

• bear seeds

• place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

• distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds

• sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain

• inoculate with microorganisms

• remove the seeds from

sowing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an adult female hog

verb

• place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

• introduce into an environment

• place seeds in or on (the ground)

Alternatives for BREEDING

Alternatives for CONTAMINATING

Alternatives for DIRTYING

Alternatives for GERM

Alternatives for SPREADING

Alternatives for FERTILIZING

Alternatives for INFECTING

Alternatives for POLLUTING

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