sterilization

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms. British,English,Oxford,US,uncountable
    — Heat sterilization is used during canning so the food can be safely stored for long periods.
  2. A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing. British,English,Oxford,US,uncountable
    — Spaying a cat is a form of sterilization to limit the population growth.
  3. An instance of a sterilization procedure. British,English,Oxford,US,countable
    — The vet performed several sterilizations this week.
  4. A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention. British,English,Oxford,US,uncountable
    — The Federal Reserve is responsible for foreign exchange sterilization.
  5. The process of permanently rendering a planet like Earth completely uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, leading to their complete extinction. British,English,Oxford,US,uncountable
    — In about 1 billion years, the increasing heat from the Sun as it gradually ages, by triggering a runaway greenhouse effect that will boil away the oceans, will lead to the complete sterilization of all life on Earth.

词形变化

sterilizations plural sterilisation alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
autosterilization chemosterilization desterilization immunosterilization photosterilization radiosterilization resterilization
相关词
sterilize autoclave sanitization

词源

From sterile + -ization or sterilize + -ation.
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