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sterilization

/sˌtɛɹələˈzeɪʃən/ · 13 letters · 10 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

  2. noun

    the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

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