Ba a yawan samun kalmar “devitalisation” a yawancin ƙamus, amma ana iya rarraba ta zuwa sassansa don tantance ma’anarsa. “Devital” na nufin hana kuzari ko kuzarin rayuwa, yayin da “-isation” wani kari ne da ake amfani da shi wajen samar da sunaye masu nuna tsari ko sakamakon wani aiki na musamman. ana nufin tsarin hana wani abu kuzarinsa ko karfin rayuwarsa. Ana iya amfani da wannan kalmar ta hanyoyi daban-daban, kamar a cikin likitanci don bayyana tsarin cire nama mai rai daga hakori, ko kuma a kimiyyar muhalli don nuni ga lalacewar ingancin ƙasa saboda asarar kwayoyin halitta. p>