sterilisasi

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sterilisasi (plural sterilisasi-sterilisasi, first-person possessive sterilisasiku, second-person possessive sterilisasimu, third-person possessive sterilisasinya)

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

Related terms

• steril

 

Further reading

• “sterilisasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.