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STERILISE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Food Safety
DEF

To free from living microorganisms.

OBS

Not to be confused with sanitize and disinfect.

Key term(s)
  • sterilise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Salubrité alimentaire
DEF

Rendre exempt de tous microorganismes.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec assainir et désinfecter.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina, Higiene y Salud
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Inocuidad Alimentaria
DEF

[Destruir los] microorganismos mediante calor, radiación, filtración o mediante el uso de compuestos químicos.

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Record 2 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mine Warfare
  • Minesweeping and Minehunting
  • Naval Mines
  • Demolition (Military)
DEF

In naval mine warfare, to permanently render a mine incapable of firing, by means of a device (e.g. sterilizer) within the mine.

OBS

sterilize: term and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • sterilise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre des mines
  • Dragage et chasse aux mines
  • Mines marines
  • Destruction (Militaire)
DEF

En guerre des mines sur mer, action ayant pour but de rendre une mine définitivement inerte, au moyen d'un dispositif interne (dit «dispositif de stérilisation»).

OBS

stérilisation : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guerra de minas
  • Dragado y detección de minas
  • Minas marinas
  • Destrucción (Militar)
DEF

En guerra naval de minas, operación que consiste en anular permanentemente la capacidad de encendido de una mina mediante un mecanismo interno (llamado esterilizador).

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