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sterile adjective

  /ˈstɛɹaɪl/ , /ˈstɛɹəl/
  • Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
 steril

sterilization noun

  • (uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
  • (uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
 sterilisation

sterilize verb

  /ˈstɛɹəlaɪz/ , /ˈstɛɹɪlaɪz/
  • (transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
  • (transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
 sterilisere
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