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Answer for the clue "Number of bacteria living on a surface that has not been sterilized ", 9 letters:
bioburden

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n. A measure of an object's contamination with microorganisms.

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Bioburden is normally defined as the number of bacteria living on a surface that has not been sterilized The term is most often used in the context of bioburden testing, also known as microbial limit testing, which is performed on pharmaceutical products ...