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

Derived forms: sterilizations

See also: sterilize

Type of: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, op, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Encyclopedia: Sterilization Sterilization, reproductive Sterilization, tubal

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