"sterilisation" meaning in All languages combined

See sterilisation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sterilisation [singular], sterilisations [plural]
Etymology: sterile + -isation or sterilise + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|sterile|isation}} sterile + -isation, {{ety-suffix|sterilise|ation}} sterilise + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Sterilisation is the process of killing living microorganisms or making something free from bacteria.
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  2. Sterilisation is a procedure to prevent an organism from reproducing permanently.
    Sense id: simple-sterilisation-en-noun-7GTOjWfT Categories (other): Medicine
  3. An instance of a sterilisation procedure.
    Sense id: simple-sterilisation-en-noun-RytRz0pt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation, Terms suffixed with -isation
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