殺菌|さっきんsakkin[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurizationこの水は殺菌してある。↗This water is sterilized.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 殺菌する(さっきんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 殺菌します(さっきんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 殺菌しない(さっきんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 殺菌しません(さっきんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 殺菌せず・殺菌せぬ(さっきんせず・さっきんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 殺菌した(さっきんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 殺菌しました(さっきんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 殺菌しなかった(さっきんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 殺菌しませんでした(さっきんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 殺菌して(さっきんして) |
| Potential | 殺菌できる(さっきんできる) |
| Passive | 殺菌される(さっきんされる) |
| Causative | 殺菌させる(さっきんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 殺菌させられる(さっきんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 殺菌すれば(さっきんすれば) |
| tara | 殺菌したら(さっきんしたら) |
| Volitional | 殺菌しよう(さっきんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 殺菌しましょう(さっきんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 殺菌しろ(さっきんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym滅菌めっきんNeutralKills all microorganisms, not just bacteria — a neutral medical and lab term demanding complete sterility; 「殺菌」 kills bacteria and the like and is common in daily use.
- Synonym無菌化WrittenTreating something so it becomes free of all microbes; an explanatory written-style term, rarely used.
- Antonym培養ばいようNeutralCulturing bacteria or cells to grow them — the opposite of killing them with 「殺菌」; a neutral word.
- Antonym増菌WrittenCulturing bacteria so they multiply — the opposite of 「殺菌」; a written-style microbiology term.
Use 「殺菌」 for killing bacteria and other microbes, as in 「殺菌効果」 or 「低温殺菌」; it is common in daily life and food contexts. For killing every microorganism completely, say 「滅菌」. The opposite is 「培養」.
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