Sterilization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sterilization \Ster`il*i*za"tion\, n. (Biol.)
     The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile;
     also, the state of being sterile.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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