sterilization
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"Animals may receive contraception or sterilization to prevent breeding, creating natural comparison groups within the same environment."
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
The conservancy “should be attempting every possible alternative before resorting to their eradication,” Hahn said, pointing to expanded hunting seasons, relocation and sterilization.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
Power outages are common, and many hospitals run short of nursing staff or consumables such as water and alcohol for sterilization.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024
Total, unequivocal sterilization is extremely difficult to achieve in practice and is almost impossible to verify afterward.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Microbiology - High School
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