fixing vs sterilization

sterilization vs fixing

fixing and sterilization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fixing	Yes	No	No	No
sterilization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sterilization is a hypernym of fixing; that is, sterilization is a word with a broader meaning than fixing:

fixing: the sterilization of an animal
sterilization: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

Other hypernyms of fixing include sterilisation.

fixing (noun)	sterilization (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
the sterilization of an animal	the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

Difference between fixing and sterilization

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