Sterilization

Sterilization may refer to:


 * Sterilization (microbiology), killing or inactivation of micro-organisms
 * Soil steam sterilization, a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses
 * Sterilization (medicine) renders a human unable to reproduce
 * Neutering is the surgical sterilization of animals
 * Irradiation induced sterility is used in the sterile insect technique
 * A chemosterilant is a chemical compound that causes sterility
 * Sterilization (economics), central bank operations aimed at neutralizing foreign exchange operations' impact on domestic money supply, or offset adverse consequences of large capital flows