sterilization

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable) An instance of a sterilization procedure.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable) A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.
5. (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable) The process of permanently rendering a planet like Earth completely uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, leading to their complete extinction.

Sinonieme

sterilisation

disinfection

castration

pasteurization

barrenness

sterilisation

decontamination

disinfect

sterilizing

making barren

sterilizing operation

fixing

disinfectant

emasculation

extinction

autoclave

pressurized

purification

sterilize

Vertalings

Sterilisation

stérilisation

esterilización

esterilização

sterilizzazione

esterilització

Sterilisierung

sterilisatie

تعقيم

sterilizzazione sessuale

στείρωση

αποστείρωση

Sterilisator

esterilitzador

Etimologie (Engels)

From sterile + -ization or sterilize + -ation.