Hyphenation of sterilization

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sterilization? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

ster-il-iza-tion

Definitions of sterilization:

1.	The act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
2.	The procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

Synonyms of sterilization:

noun	sterilisation, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
noun	sterilisation, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

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