(medicine) The medical practice of maintaining sterility whenever addressing a wound or performing any kind of surgery, to prevent infection.

to the extent that

The white, powdery ash left when bone is burnt; it is high in calcium phosphate and is used as a fertilizer and in making bone china.

Alternative form of bone ash

industrial-grade sodium carbonate

(postpositive, simile) To a great extent or degree; very.

(architecture) A large cuboid stone; masonry making use of such stone blocks. / A hurling stone used in warfare.

(simile, colloquial) Stark naked; nude; especially, naked in a public setting and without embarrassment.

A landlocked area of continental Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In the USSR and the modern Russia, the area is called Middle Asia (Средняя Азия).

An elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia.