Word: desterilizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
ster
i
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of desterilize. To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Intensifying; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; 
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: sterile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sterilis
Language: la
Decoded: sterilis
Meaning: barren, futile
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.