Sterilization

Sterilization can refer to:

• Sterilization (microbiology), the elimination of microbiological organisms to achieve asepsis, a sterile microbial environment
• Sterilisation (medicine), a medical technique that intentionally leave a person unable to reproduce
• Animal sterilization, known as neutering
• Soil steam sterilization, a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses
• Sterilization (economics), a term referring to central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply and to generally offset potentially adverse consequences of large capital flows

See also

• Sterility (disambiguation)