English noun: sterilisation |
1. | sterilisation (act) the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) |
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| Synonyms | sterilization |
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| Broader (hypernym) | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | altering, fixing, neutering, surgical contraception |
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2. | sterilisation (act) the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) |
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| Synonyms | sterilization |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cleaning, cleansing, cleanup |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | pasteurisation, pasteurization |
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