Sterilization
noun
The process of killing all germs or preventing something from reproducing.
The hospital must ensure the sterilization of all surgical equipment to prevent infections.
Often appears as...
- sterilization process
- surgical sterilization
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Technical
noun
A medical procedure where a person is made unable to have children.
She decided to undergo sterilization after having her third child.
Often appears as...
- undergo sterilization
- male sterilization
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Technical
noun
The process of making something free from any form of living germs.
The milk undergoes a sterilization process to kill any bacteria before packaging.
Often appears as...
- sterilization equipment
- sterilization methods
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Technical
noun
An economic strategy to prevent a change in the domestic money supply by offsetting money flows into and out of a country.
The government employed sterilization to maintain the stability of the currency.
Often appears as...
- monetary sterilization
- fiscal sterilization
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Formal
Technical
noun
The process of killing all germs or preventing something from reproducing.
The hospital must ensure the sterilization of all surgical equipment to prevent infections.
Often appears as...
- sterilization process
- surgical sterilization
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A medical procedure where a person is made unable to have children.
She decided to undergo sterilization after having her third child.
Often appears as...
- undergo sterilization
- male sterilization
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The process of making something free from any form of living germs.
The milk undergoes a sterilization process to kill any bacteria before packaging.
Often appears as...
- sterilization equipment
- sterilization methods
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An economic strategy to prevent a change in the domestic money supply by offsetting money flows into and out of a country.
The government employed sterilization to maintain the stability of the currency.
Often appears as...
- monetary sterilization
- fiscal sterilization
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Medical Equipment
Sterilization in a medical context often involves high temperatures or chemicals to ensure safety.
The autoclave machine performs sterilization of medical tools.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Disinfected
Sterilization is more thorough than disinfection, which reduces but does not eliminate all germs.
Sterilization, unlike simple disinfection, is crucial for invasive surgical instruments.
Pro Tip 1/2Medical Equipment
Sterilization in a medical context often involves high temperatures or chemicals to ensure safety.
The autoclave machine performs sterilization of medical tools.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Disinfected
Sterilization is more thorough than disinfection, which reduces but does not eliminate all germs.
Sterilization, unlike simple disinfection, is crucial for invasive surgical instruments.
Pro Tip 1/2Medical Equipment
Sterilization in a medical context often involves high temperatures or chemicals to ensure safety.
The autoclave machine performs sterilization of medical tools.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Disinfected
Sterilization is more thorough than disinfection, which reduces but does not eliminate all germs.
Sterilization, unlike simple disinfection, is crucial for invasive surgical instruments.
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These highly evolved beings want to trade DNA by breeding with humans so that each species’ genes can diversify and fortify the other. The only alternative they offer is sterilization of the entire human race. Should humanity take the leap into the biological unknown, or hold on to its identity and perish?
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How technology has...
were murdered in special death camps, because they didn't fit Hitler's vision of a superior race. Hitler said that he was inspired by the United States, which had enacted involuntary sterilization laws for "the unfit"
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One-Child Policy PIPE...
forced to undergo abortion sterilization and when the families try to resist the policy there were houses or torn down in the second half of the 20th century China's communist leaders became deeply
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Why should you read...
These highly evolved beings want to trade DNA by breeding with humans so that each species’ genes can diversify and fortify the other. The only alternative they offer is sterilization of the entire human race. Should humanity take the leap into the biological unknown, or hold on to its identity and perish?
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How technology has...
were murdered in special death camps, because they didn't fit Hitler's vision of a superior race. Hitler said that he was inspired by the United States, which had enacted involuntary sterilization laws for "the unfit"
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One-Child Policy PIPE...
forced to undergo abortion sterilization and when the families try to resist the policy there were houses or torn down in the second half of the 20th century China's communist leaders became deeply
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Quote examples
John Cornyn
American Politician
Think for a moment about what Obamacare has done: The federal government has come up with its own (ever-evolving) definition of 'health insurance,' which now includes free access to sterilization, contraception, and certain abortifacients such as the morning-after pill.
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Chris Smith
American Politician
China's one-child policy punishes families for having 'out-of-plan' children, resulting in sex-selective abortion and tens of millions of 'missing girls' as well as forced abortion and sterilization campaigns.
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John Cornyn
American Politician
Think for a moment about what Obamacare has done: The federal government has come up with its own (ever-evolving) definition of 'health insurance,' which now includes free access to sterilization, contraception, and certain abortifacients such as the morning-after pill.
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Chris Smith
American Politician
China's one-child policy punishes families for having 'out-of-plan' children, resulting in sex-selective abortion and tens of millions of 'missing girls' as well as forced abortion and sterilization campaigns.
Example 1 of 2
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