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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

살균

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sal-gyun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sterilization/ˌstɛrəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"의료 장비의 철저한 살균이 필요하다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of making something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.

    "Medical instruments require rigorous sterilization before surgery."
  2. 2

    The process of making an individual incapable of reproduction.

    "Surgical sterilization is a permanent method of birth control."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'sterile' (from Latin 'sterilis' meaning barren), via French, with the suffix '-ization' denoting the process or action.

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