Word: desterilized
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
ste
ri
lized
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of desterilize. To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: sterile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.