Sterilization vs. Sanitization

Sterilizationnoun

(uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

Sterilizationnoun

(uncountable) A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.

Sterilizationnoun

(countable) an instance of a sterilization procedure

Sterilizationnoun

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

Sterilizationnoun

The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile; also, the state of being sterile.

Sterilizationnoun

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

Sterilizationnoun

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

Sterilizationnoun

the process of making something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms

Sterilizationnoun

surgery to make a person or animal unable to produce offspring

Sanitizationnoun

The act of sanitizing something.

Sanitizationnoun

The process of editing a security-classified document in order to reduce its classification level.

Sanitizationnoun

making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing