Word: sterilizations
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ste
ri
li
za
tions
Definition: Plural of sterilization; the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
Morphemes:
Affix: sterile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.