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sterilisation
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sterilisation (Brit.)
n.
act or process of sterilising; act of making an organism infertile; state of being sterilised; decontamination, disinfection (also sterilization)
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Sterilization
Sterilization can refer to:
- The elimination of microbiological organisms to achieve asepsis, a sterile microbial environment
- Sterilization (microbiology)
- Soil steam sterilization, a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses
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sterilisation
Noun
1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
(synonym) sterilization
(hypernym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(hyponym) neutering, fixing, altering
(derivation) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix
2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
(synonym) sterilization
(hypernym) cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
(hyponym) pasteurization, pasteurisation
(derivation) sterilize, sterilise
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Sterilisation (die)
nf.
sterilization, castration, act of making sterile
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stérilisation
nf.
sterilization
