STERILIZATION

n. Ste2r-i2l-i2z-a's hu4n. Fr., sterilisation. Ger., Sterilisirung. The proce of rendering sterile by the destruction of all living matter on or within a substance, [a, 34.] Hueppe's method of s. The exposure of the substance to be sterilized to a temperature of from 52 to 65 C. for one or two hours so as to destroy the living bacteria. The proce is repeated at periods of 24 and 48 hours, so as to destroy any germinated spores that may have resisted these temperatures, [a, 34.] [s. 537]