Index of English words, starting with "st"

(1) - Sterilization (n.) The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.

(1) - Sterilize (v. t.) To destroy all spores or germs in (an organic fluid or mixture), as by heat, so as to prevent the development of bacterial or other organisms.
(2) - Sterilize (v. t.) To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile.
(3) - Sterilize (v. t.) To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility.

(1) - Sterlet (n.) A small sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) found in the Caspian Sea and its rivers, and highly esteemed for its flavor. The finest caviare is made from its roe.