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sterilization

[ ster-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of sterilizing.
  2. the condition of being sterilized.
  3. the destruction of all living microorganisms, as pathogenic or saprophytic bacteria, vegetative forms, and spores.


sterilization

/ ˌstɛrɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or procedure of sterilizing or making sterile
  2. the state of being sterile; sterilized condition
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sterilization

/ stĕr′ə-lĭ-zāshən /

  1. The procedure of destroying all microorganisms in or on a given environment, such as a surgical instrument, in order to prevent the spread of infection. This is usually done by using heat, radiation, or chemical agents.
  2. Any of various surgical procedures intended to eliminate the capacity to reproduce in humans or animals.


sterilization

  1. The removal of all microorganisms and other pathogens from an object or surface by treating it with chemicals or subjecting it to high heat or radiation . Sterilization also refers to procedures that result in infertility. Vasectomies and tubal ligations, in which the fallopian tubes of a woman are tied off, are examples of sterilization techniques.


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  • nonster·i·li·zation noun
  • rester·i·li·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sterilization1

First recorded in 1870–75; sterile + -ization
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Example Sentences

Officials would have to increase the pace of sterilizations to about 30 per year, half of them in females, to have any effect.

In short, it spreads through the air, and if we been able to understand that earlier, much of the early guidance could have focused more on ventilation and outdoor work rather than plexiglass and the sterilization of surfaces.

As lawyers, medical experts, journalists, and congress people continue to gather evidence on the claims, it’s important to remember that the US has sanctioned race-based sterilization in the past century.

The last legal forced sterilization in Oregon, for example, was performed less than 40 years ago.

In late March, she sketched out an idea for a small sterilization unit.

The same goes for forced or coercive sterilization of women with disabilities, which is more common than people realize.

In 1966 the writer Penelope Mortimer endured a painful sterilization operation that left her with a giant scar across her belly.

In a world before birth control, before choice, Mortimer had survived abortion, and sterilization.

Why the sterilization and eugenics programs are running in different countries in one way or another under the umbrella of UNO.

We are right, of course, to take issue with those who characterized this story as one of forced sterilization or genocide.

Medicine and surgery—well, there's a huge program of compulsory sterilization, and another one of eugenic marriage-control.

This mixture, after sterilization, is poured into flat dishes with loose-fitting covers.

In using this method sterilization is completed in a single period, saving time, fuel and labor.

When boiling water is thus used the sterilization period in hot-water bath is thirty minutes.

For vegetables which have been gathered over 24 hours increase the time of sterilization by adding one-fifth.

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