sterilization

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

sterilization(n = noun.act) sterilisation - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce); Array

is a kind of operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

has particulars: altering, fixing, neutering, surgical contraception

Derived form verb sterilize₂

sterilization(n = noun.act) sterilisation - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means); Array

is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

has particulars: pasteurisation, pasteurization

Derived form verb sterilize₁

sterilization, n.

The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile. [1913 Webster]

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