radiosterilizationn.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊˌstɛrᵻlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌreɪdɪəʊˌstɛrl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˌstɛrələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌreɪdioʊˌstɛrəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The process of rendering something free of microorganisms by means of ionizing radiation (cf. radappertization n.). Also: the process of rendering an organism infertile by this means.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving by radiation treatment
irradiation1954
radiosterilization1954
radio-pasteurization1956
radappertization1964
radicidation1964
radurization1964
the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > infertility > [noun] > rendering
asexualization1888
desexualization1889
radiosterilization1954
1954 Charleroi (Pa.) Mail 16 June 4/3 He spoke also of the radio sterilization of food.
1964 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 57 756/1 For mosquito sterilization..the desired goal of highly competitive, yet permanently sterile, males is more readily attainable with chemosterilization than radiosterilization.
1987 Biomaterials 8 185 The radio-sterilization of Dacron vascular prostheses coated with crosslinked albumin.
1997 L. Dieter tr. J.-L. Multon Anal. Food Constituents xx. 483 Except in the case of radiosterilization, an ionized food will always possess residual microflora.
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n.1954