灭菌

滅菌

mièjūn

verb #40,512

Meanings

1 to sterilize
2 to disinfect
3 sterilization

Characters

to extinguish / wipe out

bacterium / fungus

Examples

手术器械必须高温灭菌。

Shǒushù qìxiè bìxū gāowēn mièjūn.

Surgical instruments must be sterilized at high temperature.

这种牛奶经过灭菌处理。

Zhè zhǒng niúnǎi jīngguò mièjūn chǔlǐ.

This milk has been sterilized.

Tips

usage

灭菌 (kill all microbes) is stronger than 消毒 (xiāodú, disinfect — reduce to safe level). Hospital autoclaves do 灭菌; household bleach does 消毒.

Stroke Order

灭 miè

菌 jūn