noun. The act or operation of making sterile; specifically, the process of freeing from living germs. Also spelled sterilisation.

noun. The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.

noun. The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

noun. A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.

noun. an instance of a sterilization procedure

noun. A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.

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

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

"“Eugenic sterilization is an urgent need … We must prevent multiplication of this bad stock.”"

autoclave  sanitization  

sterilize  

Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  

amalgamation  castration  compaction  contraception  debridement