sterilization
Meaning
- (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, countable) An instance of a sterilization procedure.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, uncountable) A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.
- (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.
Synonyms
making barren
sterilizing operation
Translations
stérilisation
esterilización
esterilização
esterilització
sterilisatie
تعقيم
sterilizzazione sessuale
στείρωση αποστείρωση
Sterilisator esterilitzadorFrequency
Etymology
From sterile + -ization or sterilize + -ation.
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