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chemosterilant

noun che·mo·ster·il·ant
\ˌkē-mō-ˈster-ə-lənt also ˌkem-ō-\

Medical Definition of CHEMOSTERILANT

:  a substance that produces irreversible sterility (as of an insect) without marked alteration of mating habits or life expectancy
che·mo·ster·il·iza·tion or British che·mo·ster·il·isa·tion \-ˌster-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
che·mo·ster·il·ize or British che·mo·ster·il·ise \-ˈster-ə-ˌlīz\ verb, che·mo·ster·il·ized or British che·mo·ster·il·ised che·mo·ster·il·iz·ing or British che·mo·ster·il·is·ing

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