sterilization
How to pronounce sterilization:
Synonyms for sterilization:
altering
fixing
neutering
operation
sterilisation
surgery
surgical contraception
surgical operation
surgical procedure
surgical process
Antonyms for sterilization:
adulteration
contamination
corruption
decay
defilement
dirtiness
dirtying
disease
filthiness
foulness
griminess
impurity
infection
nastiness
pestilence
poisoning
pollution
radioactivation
rottenness
smuttiness
soilage
spoliation
squalidness
squalor
uncleanliness
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