sterilization

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
noun the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

From sterile + -ization or sterilize + -ation.

Long before this sterilization which I described becomes more than a clearly foreseen possibility, the reaction will begin. — Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Bernard Shaw
Malthus unceremoniously rejected the methods advocated by those who to-day bear his name, and expressly condemned all who favoured the free exercise of sexual connection, whether within or without the marriage bond, through the practice of voluntary sterilization. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide
For a while I contented myself with the mere sterilization of these specters, but, as I became surer of success, I began to attempt the transfer of ghosts to receptacles wherein they could be transported and studied at my leisure, classified and preserved for future reference. — Humorous Ghost Stories, Dorothy Scarborough

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