depyrogenation

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noun

The removal of pyrogens from a material.

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Meanings

noundepyrogenation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe removal of pyrogens from a material.

    These authors also indicated that the efficiency of depyrogenation of LPS and Lipid A was accelerated significantly by the enhancement of hydrogen content in the plasma gas mixture.

    2014 November 19, Natalia Ulbin-Figlewicz, Andrzej Jarmoluk, Krzysztof Marycz, “Antimicrobial activity of low-pressure plasma treatment against selected foodborne bacteria and meat microbiota”, in Annals of Microbiology, volume 65, →DOI

Origin

From de- + pyrogen + -ation.

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