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.

Concepten

sterilisatie

castratie

autoclaaf

het doden van ziektekiemen

desinfectering

desinfectie

Synoniemen

sterilisation

disinfection

castration

pasteurization

barrenness

sterilisation

decontamination

disinfect

sterilizing

making barren

sterilizing operation

fixing

disinfectant

emasculation

extinction

autoclave

pressurized

purification

sterilize

Vertalingen

Sterilisation

stérilisation

esterilización

esterilização

sterilizzazione

esterilització

Sterilisierung

تعقيم

sterilizzazione sessuale

στείρωση

αποστείρωση

Sterilisator

esterilitzador

Kastration

Etymologie (Engels)

From sterile + -ization or sterilize + -ation.