sterilization

1. The act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) (synset 100693383)
   is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
   subtypes:

   • altering, fixing, neutering - the sterilization of an animal
   • surgical contraception - contraception by surgical sterilization
   same as: sterilisation
2. The procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) (synset 100254786)
   is a type of: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean
   subtypes: pasteurisation, pasteurization - partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
   same as: sterilisation

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