sterilization

ster·il·i·za·tion  (str-l-zshn)

n.

1. The act or procedure of sterilizing.

2. The condition of being sterile or sterilized.

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sterilization  (str-l-zshn)

1. The procedure of destroying all microorganisms in or on a given environment, such as a surgical instrument, in order to prevent the spread of infection. This is usually done by using heat, radiation, or chemical agents.

2. Any of various surgical procedures intended to eliminate the capacity to reproduce in humans or animals.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sterilization - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) sterilisation surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" altering, neutering, fixing - the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" surgical contraception - contraception by surgical sterilization
	2.	sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) sterilisation cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" pasteurisation, pasteurization - partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

Translations

sterilization [stɛrɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → esterilización f

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sterilization [stɛrɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → stérilisation f

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sterilization [stɛrɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] sterile n → Sterilisation f, Sterilisierung f

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sterilization [stɛrɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] n → sterilizzazione f