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Answer for the clue "Treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms ", 12 letters:
disinfection

Word definitions for disinfection in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
disinfection \dis`in*fec"tion\, n. The act of disinfecting; purification from infecting matter.

Usage examples of disinfection.

With the tendons gleaming softly in their beds, I removed the last bits of the aponeurosis, sprayed the wound with a mixture of alcohol and distilled water for disinfection, and set about closing the incisions.