Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sterilisation"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sterilisation
n 1: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to
reproduce) [syn: {sterilization}]
2: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria of
other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
[syn: {sterilization}]
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