esterilización

Definitions of esterilización
  1. noun
    the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
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    types:
    pasterización, pasteurización
    partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
    type of:
    limpieza
    the act of making something clean
  2. noun
    the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
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    types:
    capadura, castración, emasculación
    neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
    vasectomía
    surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
    type of:
    operación
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
  3. noun
    (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
    synonyms: asepsia
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