unsterilized

adjective
un·​ster·​il·​ized | \ ˌən-ˈster-ə-ˌlīzd How to pronounce unsterilized (audio) \

Definition of unsterilized

: not made sterile : not sterilized unsterilized needles an unsterilized instrument

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That meant massive amounts of unsterilized intervention in currency markets. Stephen Mihmbloomberg, Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: Switzerland pioneered negative rates in the 1970s. It got very ugly," 22 Aug. 2019 The term refers to unfiltered, untreated, unsterilized water collected from natural springs. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Meet “raw” water—ludicrously priced unfiltered water with random bacteria," 3 Jan. 2018 The dust has hardly settled on abandoned Juicero machines, yet already the world has moved on to the latest tech lifestyle outrage: unfiltered, untreated, unsterilized spring water, sold at upwards of $20 a gallon. Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "Data Sheet—Angered by the Rise of the 'Raw Water' Startup? Don't Be.," 5 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of unsterilized

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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