Defenition of the word sterilization
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Defenition of the word sterilization
- the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
- the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria of other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
- the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
Synonyms for the word sterilization
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- sterilisation
- sterilsation
Hyponyms for the word sterilization
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- altering
- fixing
- neutering
- pasteurisation
- pasteurization
- surgical contraception
Hypernyms for the word sterilization
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- change of state
- cleaning
- cleansing
- cleanup
- operation
- surgery
- surgical operation
- surgical procedure
- surgical process
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