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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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