Term: sterilization: the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: one-twelfth: one part in twelve equal parts
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: emery: a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: copepoda: minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: vanishing: a sudden or mysterious disappearance
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: cupule: cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: position effect: (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: averageness: the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: board of trustees: a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: porte-cochere: a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard
Broader: cleaning: the act of making something clean | Unrelated: genus coelogyne: large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids