English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Sterilization Pronunciation
Sterilization is pronounced ste-ruh-luh-ZAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌstɛrələˈzeɪʃən/.
ste-ruh-luh-ZAY-shuhn
US /ˌstɛrələˈzeɪʃən/
Syllables: ste · ruh · luh · ZAY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The process of making something free of living germs, or of making a person unable to reproduce.
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Sterilization in a Sentence
- Sterilization of the instruments takes twenty minutes.
- The clinic logs every sterilization cycle.
- Heat sterilization is cheaper than chemical treatment.
Common Mispronunciations of Sterilization
Not STE-ruh-luh-zay-shuhn
Volume waits for the fourth beat, ZAY. Sterile keeps its push at the front, and the long ending takes it away.
Not ste-ruh-ly-ZAY-shuhn
No long i survives in the middle. Sterilize has one, but adding ation flattens it to a weak luh.
Tip: The British spelling sterilisation is said exactly the same way, with a z sound in the middle either way.
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