sterilisasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, affixed steril +‎ -isasi, borrowed from Dutch sterilisatie.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ste.ri.li.ˈsa.si/
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: ste‧ri‧li‧sa‧si

Noun

sterilisasi (plural sterilisasi-sterilisasi)

  1. sterilization, sterilisation:
    1. (microbiology) the process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms
    2. (biology, medicine) a procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing

Synonyms

  • pensterilan
  • penyucihamaan

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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