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Synonyms for sterilization


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ster-uh-luh-zey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌstɛr ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən



Définition of sterilization

Origin :
  • 1874, noun of action from sterilize.
  • noun sterility
Example sentences :
  • The second sterilization may be conducted in a wash-boiler or similar receptacle.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • Understand the sterilization of milk, and care of dairy utensils and appliances.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • But neither certification nor sterilization should be compulsory.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
  • This method is often followed where pasteurization or sterilization is not desired.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
  • Meta walked by outside and he realized the sterilization process was finished.
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • The water must be kept boiling all during the period of sterilization.
  • Extract from : « A Little Preserving Book for a Little Girl » by Amy Waterman
  • Belching may be the first indication of the sterilization of the stomach.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Various
  • This was the first use of the principle of sterilization by filtration.
  • Extract from : « The Fundamentals of Bacteriology » by Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • There is also the possibility of sterilization by the direct action of X rays.
  • Extract from : « Radiant Motherhood » by Marie Carmichael Stopes
  • The industry of canning is built upon the principle of sterilization.
  • Extract from : « A Civic Biology » by George William Hunter

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