sterilizer (sterilizer)

[ sterkt. An old spelling of stark1, stirk. sterlet (ster'let), n. [F. sterlet = Dan. sterlet = Sw. sterlett, Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus). feet, and is generally not more than a foot long. It in habits the Black Sea, Sea of Azof, Caspian Sea, and the rivers of Asiatic Ru ia, as well as certain rivers of Siberia. It is highly esteemed for its flavor, and its roe makes a superior caviar. Compare also cuts under Acipenser. Sterlet us (ster'le-tus), n. [NL. (Rafinesque, 1820), Encyc. Brit., XVIL 656. 2. English money. [Rare.] And Roman wealth in English sterling view. Arbuthnot . II. a. 1. Of fixed or standard national value; conforming to the national standard of value: said of English money, and, by extension, of the precious metals: as, a pound sterling ; a shilling sterling . Abbreviated ster . , stg . In the Canon Law mention is made of 5 shillings ster ling, and a merke sterling , cap. 3. de Arbitris, & c. constitut. 12. de procurator. Minsheu, 1617. When a given weight of gold or silver is of a given finene , it is then of the true standard, and called esterling or sterling metal. Black stone, Com., I. vil I lost between seven and eight you sand pounds sterling of your English money. J. S. Le Fanu , Dragon Volant, v. 2. Of acknowledged worth or influence; authoritative. If my word be sterling yet in England, Let it command a mirror hither straight, That it may show me what a face I have. Shak., Rich. II., iv. 1. 264. 3. Genuine; true; pure; hence, of great value or excellence. His sterling worth, which words cannot expre , Lives with his friends, their pride and their distre . Crabbe, Works, II. 27. I might recall other evidence of the sterling and unusual qualities of his public virtue. R. Choate , Addre es, p. 321. sterling3 (ster'ling), n. See starling2 . Sterling's formula. See formula .