Look up: sterilization

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   Sterilization
   The removal or destruction of all microorganisms, including pathogenic and other bacteria, vegetative forms, and spores.
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   sterilization
   The elimination of pathogens and other living organisms from soil, containers, etc. by means of heat, chemicals, or radiation.
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   Sterilization
   A process, often surgical, that prevents animals from being able to reproduce.
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   sterilization
   [n] - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) 2. [n] - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
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   Sterilization
   Ster`il·i·za'tion noun (Biol.) The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.
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   sterilization
   <biology> The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   sterilization
   sterilisation noun the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
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   Sterilization
   `Sterilization` can refer to: * Sterilization (surgical procedure), an operation which renders an animal or human unable to procreate ** Compulsory sterilization, where the government forces particular members of society to undergo the procedure * Sterilization (microbiology), the elimination of microbiological organisms * The loss of reproduction capability due to radiation or disease * In economics, a monetary policy operation used to offset a...
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   sterilization
   (ster″ĭ-lĭ-za´shәn) the process of rendering an individual incapable of sexual reproduction, by castration, vasectomy, salpingectomy, or some other procedure. the process of destroying all microorganisms and their pathogenic products. Methods for doing this include heat (usually wet ...
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    Sterilization
    • (n.) The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.
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    sterilization
    (from the article `antimicrobial agent`) Sterilization, which is any process, physical or chemical, that destroys all forms of life, is used especially to destroy microorganisms, spores, and ... [8 related articles]
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    sterilization
    in medicine, surgical procedure for the permanent prevention of conception by removing or interrupting the anatomical pathways through which ... [10 related articles]
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    sterilization
    1. the complete destruction or elimination of all living microorganisms, accomplished by physical methods (dry or moist heat), chemical agents (ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, alcohol), radiation (ultraviolet, cathode), or mechanical methods (filtration). 2. any procedure by which an individual is made incapable of reproduction, as by castration, va...
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    sterilization
    the use by a central bank of operations (such as open market sales) to reduce bank reserves (liquidity) which it has created through some other financial transactions such as the purchase of foreign currency.…
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    sterilization
    withdrawal of liquidity (e.g. by sales of securities, for instance by way of open market operations)…
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