Sterilisation

/stˌɛɹɪla‍ɪzˈe‍ɪʃən/

/stˌɛɹɪləzˈeɪʃən/

[noun]

Sterilisation

[NOUN]

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

synonyms : sterilization

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

synonyms : sterilization

in a multilateral manner;so as to affect many parties or governments

antonyms : unilaterally

Examples

1. Permanent methods are a vasectomy or sterilisation.

2. It included a total ban on strikes, the elimination of unemployment and the sterilisation of undesirables.

3. So he came up with the concepts of heat sterilisation.

4. Indira’s government launched a campaign of vasectomies, starting with public employees: they were required to go through sterilisation to receive their salaries.