Sterilization

Sterilization may refer to:

Sterilization (microbiology), killing or inactivation of micro-organisms
Soil steam sterilization, a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses
Sterilization (medicine), a medical method that renders a human unable to reproduce
Neutering, the surgical sterilization of animals
Chemosterilant, a chemical compound that causes sterility
Sterilization (economics), central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply, or offset adverse consequences of large capital flows

See also