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