sterilization

英 [,sterəlaɪ'zeɪʃən] 美[,stɛrəlɪ'zeʃən]

• n. 消毒，[医][食品] 杀菌；使不孕；无用状态

1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)