sterilisation

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Word parts

sterile + -isation or sterilise + -ation

Noun

Singular
sterilisation

Plural
sterilisations

  1. (uncountable) Sterilisation is the process of killing living microorganisms or making something free from bacteria.
  2. (uncountable) (medicine) Sterilisation is a procedure to prevent an organism from reproducing permanently.
  3. (countable) An instance of a sterilisation procedure.

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