sterilization

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	cleaning, cleansing, cleanup,
definition	:	the act of making something clean (noun.act)

hyponym	:	pasteurisation, pasteurization,
definition	:	partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process,
definition	:	a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)

hyponym	:	altering, fixing, neutering,
definition	:	the sterilization of an animal (noun.act)

hyponym	:	surgical contraception,
definition	:	contraception by surgical sterilization (noun.act)

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

derivation	:	sterilise, sterilize,
definition	:	make free from bacteria (verb.body)

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

derivation	:	desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex,
definition	:	make infertile (verb.body)

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

derivation	:	sterilise, sterilize,
definition	:	make free from bacteria (verb.body)

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

derivation	:	desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex,
definition	:	make infertile (verb.body)