sterilization : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sterilization	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sterilization
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sterilization n the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) Synonym(s): sterilization, sterilisation the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) Synonym(s): sterilization, sterilisation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sterilization \Ster`iliza"tion\, n. (Biol.) The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.