Definition of sterilisation Sterilisation

/stˌɛɹɪla‍ɪzˈe‍ɪʃən/ - ster•i•li•sa•tion

We found 4 definitions of sterilisation from 3 different sources.

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British English

sterilisation - /stˌɛɹɪla‍ɪzˈe‍ɪʃən/

American English

sterilization - /stɛˌɹʌlʌzejˈʃʌn/

What does sterilisation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

sterilisation - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
  sterilization
  surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
  altering, neutering, fixing the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering"
sterilisation - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
  sterilization
  cleaning, cleansing, cleanup the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
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  • Sterilisation (which some people spell Sterilization) is a process that makes animals or humans that are able to bear offspring unable to do so.

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