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Sterilisation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

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the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
sterilization
plural
Sterilisations
possessive
Sterilisation's
pluralpossessive
Sterilisations'