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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce);
[syn: sterilization, sterilisation]

2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means);
[syn: sterilization, sterilisation]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sterilisation
    n 1: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable
         to reproduce) [syn: sterilization, sterilisation]
    2: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or
       other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
       [syn: sterilization, sterilisation]