sterilisation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
Types & categories
- surgical operation hypernym
- neutering hyponym
- surgical contraception hyponym
Related & opposite
- desex derivation
Sense 2 noun
the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
Types & categories
- cleaning hypernym
- pasteurization hyponym
Related & opposite
- sterilize derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | desex |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | surgical operation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neutering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surgical contraception |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sterilize |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cleaning |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pasteurization |