sterilization means the process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
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- 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.”
- A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.“Spaying a cat is a form of sterilization to limit the population growth.”
- An instance of a sterilization procedure.“The vet performed several sterilizations this week.”
- A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.“The Federal Reserve is responsible for foreign exchange sterilization.”
- The process of permanently rendering a planet like Earth completely uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, leading to their complete extinction.“In about 1 billion years, the increasing heat from the Sun as it gradually ages, by triggering a runaway greenhouse effect that will boil away the oceans, will lead to the complete sterilization of all life on Earth.”