esterilización

== Spanish == === Etymology === From esterilizar +‎ -ción (compare Portuguese esterilização). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esteɾiliθaˈθjon/ [es.t̪e.ɾi.li.θaˈθjõn] (Spain) IPA(key): /esteɾilisaˈsjon/ [es.t̪e.ɾi.li.saˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -on Syllabification: es‧te‧ri‧li‧za‧ción === Noun === esterilización f (plural esterilizaciones) sterilization === Further reading === “esterilización”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025