sterilizations

/S T EH0 R AH0 L AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N Z/
noun
  1. 1

    The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

  2. 2

    A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.

  3. 3

    An instance of a sterilization procedure

    โ€œThe vet performed several sterilizations this week.โ€

  4. 4

    A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.

    โ€œThe Federal Reserve is responsible for foreign exchange sterilization.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterilization, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterilizations