SterilizationWordNet Explorer

the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

the act of making something clean

partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

the sterilization of an animal

contraception by surgical sterilization