sterilisation

Noun sterilisation has 2 senses

• sterilisation(n = noun.act) sterilization - the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce);
is a kind of operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
has particulars: altering, fixing, neutering, surgical contraception
Derived form verb sterilise₂

• sterilisation(n = noun.act) sterilization - the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means);
is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
has particulars: pasteurisation, pasteurization
Derived form verb sterilise₁