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sterilization |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sterilization \Ster`il*i*za"tion\, n. (Biol.) The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also the state of being sterile. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sterilization n 1: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) [syn: {sterilisation}] 2: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria of other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) [syn: {sterilsation}]
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