nnoun.actthe act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)Synset:sterilisation
Derivationally Related Form:sterilizesterilise
Hypernyms:operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process
Inherited Hypernyms:sterilizationoperationmedical procedureprocedureactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:alteringfixingneuteringsurgical contraception
Full Hyponyms:castrationneuteringspayingsurgical contraceptiontubal ligationvasectomy
nnoun.actthe procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)Synset:sterilisation
Derivationally Related Form:sterilizesterilise
Hypernyms:cleaning cleansing cleanup
Inherited Hypernyms:sterilizationcleaningimprovementchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:pasteurisationpasteurization
Full Hyponyms:pasteurization