| NOUN | act | sterilization, sterilisation | the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) |
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| act | sterilization, sterilisation | the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) |
| Sounds | steh.rahlahzey'shahn; steh.rahlihzey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce). | |
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| Synonym | sterilisation | |
| Narrower | neutering, fixing, altering | The sterilization of an animal |
| surgical contraception | contraception by surgical sterilization | |
| Broader | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Spanish | esterilización | |
| Catalan | esterilització | |
| Verbs | sterilize | make infertile |
| Meaning | The procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means). | |
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| Synonym | sterilisation | |
| Narrower | pasteurization, pasteurisation | partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food |
| Broader | cleaning, cleansing, cleanup | The act of making something clean |
| Spanish | esterilización | |
| Catalan | esterilització | |
| Verbs | sterilize | make free from bacteria |
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