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Sterilization

Sterilization Meaning & Definition
Sterilization Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sterilization?

[n] the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
[n] the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sterilization: sterilisation

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See Also | altering | cleaning | cleansing | cleanup | fixing | neutering | operation | pasteurisation | pasteurization | surgery | surgical contraception | surgical operation | surgical procedure | surgical process

Sterilization In Webster's Dictionary

\Ster`il*i*za"tion\, n. (Biol.) The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.

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