Synonyms for sterilization
ster·il·iza·tion

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1. sterilization, sterilisationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   sterilisation

2. sterilization, sterilisationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   sterilisation

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1. List of paraphrases for "sterilization":

   sterilisation, disinfection, sterilizer, autoclave, sterility

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1. Jesse Eisenberg:

   My wife and I are very involved on a day-to-day level -- painting and cleaning and mopping. And there's a lot of sterilization to be done, as you can imagine, right now -- door knobs and elevator buttons, et cetera, i married a person who is a walking saint and so she has not spent a day in her life not doing something to help those most in need. So, for her, it was kind of without hesitancy that we should come here and figure out ways to help.

2. Eesha Pandit:

   For decades sterilization was used as a way to control populations considered ‘undesirable’ — immigrants, people of color, poor people, those with mental illnesses and disabilities, tying Ms. Creel’s sentencing to her sterilization formalizes the coercion — the threat of a harsher sentence is manipulative and dangerous, and aligns with a legacy of eugenic practices through the U.S.

3. Alexandra Minna Stern:

   This could be seen as a recent episode in a much longer trajectory of sterilization abuse and reproductive injustice.

4. Baerbel Bas:

   Kisses, touching – even glances became punishable by law. Tens of thousands were accused of homosexuality. This alone was often enough to ruin their social life and existence, more than half of these men were convicted, usually to serve long prison sentences or forced labor. In some cases, men were forced to undergo sterilization. Many were driven to suicide.

5. Poonam Muttreja:

   There is a total emphasis on sterilization in India. Eighty-five percent of the expenditure for family planning is on incentives for sterilization, 13.5 percent is on equipment and salaries, and just 1.5 percent is on other forms of contraception.