sterilizer

Meanings

Plural: sterilizers

Noun

a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc.

Origin / Etymology

From sterilize + -er.

Synonyms

autoclave, steriliser

Scrabble Score: 19

sterilizer is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sterilizer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sterilizer is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

sterilizer is a valid Words With Friends word