sterilisation

Other spellings

• (US) sterilization

Word parts

sterile + -isation or sterilise + -ation

Noun

Singular sterilisation

Plural sterilisations

1. (uncountable) Sterilisation is the process of killing living microorganisms or making something free from bacteria.
2. (uncountable) (medicine) Sterilisation is a procedure to prevent an organism from reproducing permanently.
3. (countable) An instance of a sterilisation procedure.