Sterilization Synonyms

stĕrə-lĭ-zāshən
The act or an instance of making one incapable of reproducing sexually
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. castration
The state or condition of being unable to reproduce sexually
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. barrenness
  2. infertility
  3. sterility
The state or condition of being free from microorganisms
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. sterilisation
  2. sterility

Words Related to Sterilization

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Sterilization Sentence Examples

  • Chemical methods of sterilization have also been suggested, depending on the use of iodine, chlorine, bromine, ozone, potassium permanganate, copper sulphate or chloride and ()their substances.

  • Subjection to the temperature of boiling water for, say, half an hour seemed an efficient mode of sterilization, until it was discovered that the spores of bacteria are so involved in heat-resisting membranes, that only prolonged exposure to dry, baking heat can be recognized as an efficient process of sterilization.

  • Talk to the technician about their equipment and what type of sterilization process they use.

  • Sterilization of instruments and solutions used in the eye can help prevent the spread of EKC, as can adequate chlorination of swimming pools.

  • But research showed that this process of nitrification is dependent on temperature, aeration and moisture, as is life, and that while nitre-beds can infect one another, the process is stopped by sterilization.

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