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Sterilization   /stˌɛrələzˈeɪʃən/  /stˌɛrəlɪzˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Sterilization

noun
1.
The act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce).  Synonym: sterilisation.
2.
The procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means).  Synonym: sterilisation.





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"Sterilization" Quotes from Famous Books



... she said. "She will come in and lecture me on how to raise babies. She's crazy about microbes. It's the new idea. Sterilization, and all that. She thinks that everything a child touches ought to be sterilized first to kill the germs. Bill's running awful risks being allowed to play ...
— The Coming of Bill • P. G. Wodehouse


Words linked to "Sterilization" :   surgical contraception, surgical process, sterilize, cleaning, pasteurisation, surgical procedure, cleansing, cleanup, surgical operation, pasteurization, surgery, altering, operation, neutering, fixing


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