| 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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