resterilize

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English

Etymology

From re- +‎ sterilize.

Verb

resterilize (third-person singular simple present resterilizes, present participle resterilizing, simple past and past participle resterilized)

  1. (transitive) To sterilize again.
    • 2009 May 27, Julia Moskin, “Some Canning Dos and Don'ts”, in New York Times:
      If in doubt, know that most “spoilers” — molds, yeasts, enzymes and bacteria — cannot survive more than a few minutes’ cooking, so the contents of a questionable jar can always be dumped into a pot and resterilized by boiling for 10 minutes.