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sterilizations

/ˌsterəlaɪˈzeɪʃənz/

Meanings
noun
The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

Examples :

"The hospital performed daily sterilizations of its surgical equipment to prevent infections. "
medicine biology microorganism process

Related Words

Illustration infections

infections noun

/ɪnˈfɛkʃənz/

The act or process of infecting.

""Washing your hands often helps prevent the spread of infections." "

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration intervention

intervention noun

/ɪntəˈvɛnʃən/ /ɪntɚˈvɛnʃən/

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

"The teacher's intervention helped the struggling student understand the math problem. "

Illustration reproducing

reproducing verb

/ˌriːprəˈduːsɪŋ/ /ˌriːprəˈdʒuːsɪŋ/

To produce an image or copy of.

"The art student is practicing reproducing famous paintings. "

Illustration performed

performed verb

/pə.ˈfɔːmd/ /pɚ.ˈfɔɹmd/

To do something; to execute.

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Illustration microorganisms

microorganisms noun

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔːrɡənɪzəmz/ /ˌmaɪkroʊˈɔːrɡənɪsm̩z/

An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

"The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen."

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

The individual who bears the responsibility for something.

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

Illustration sterilization

sterilization noun

/ˌstɛrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌstɪərɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

"The hospital uses sterilization to ensure instruments are safe for surgery. "

Illustration equipment

equipment noun

/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/

The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.

"The camping equipment was essential for a successful weekend trip. "

Illustration permanently

permanently adverb

/ˈpɜːmənəntli/ /ˈpɝmənəntli/

In a permanent manner; lastingly.

"The spilled coffee permanently stained the white carpet. "

Illustration population

population noun

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ /pɒpjuːˈleɪʃən/

The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

"The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!"

Illustration inactivate

inactivate verb

/ɪˈnæktɪveɪt/

To make inactive.

"The heat will inactivate the bacteria in the milk, making it safe to drink. "