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sterilisation vs altering

altering vs sterilisation

sterilisation and altering both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sterilisation Yes No No No
altering Yes No No No
As nouns, altering is a hyponym of sterilisation; that is, altering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sterilisation:
  • sterilisation: the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
  • altering: the sterilization of an animal
Other hyponyms of sterilisation include fixing, neutering, surgical contraception.
sterilisation (noun) altering (noun)
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)
Difference between sterilisation and altering

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