-
Disinfection (noun)
Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms
-
Sterilization (noun)
The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
“Heat sterilization is used during canning so the food can be safely stored for long periods.”
-
Sterilization (noun)
A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
“Spaying a cat is a form of sterilization to limit the population growth.”
-
Sterilization (noun)
an instance of a sterilization procedure
“The vet performed several sterilizations this week.”
-
Sterilization (noun)
A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.
“The Federal Reserve is responsible for foreign exchange sterilization.”
-
Disinfection (noun)
the process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria
“instruments must undergo high-level disinfection before reuse”
-
Sterilization (noun)
the process of making something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms
“the food processing plant has undergone three sterilizations supervised by a microbiologist”
“disinfection and sterilization of surgical equipment”
-
Sterilization (noun)
surgery to make a person or animal unable to produce offspring
“she had three children and had undergone sterilization”
“in the years preceding the case, the number of sterilizations performed there rose dramatically”