au·to·clave (ô t -kl v )n. A strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, or cooking. [French : Greek auto-, auto- + Latin cl vis, key (from the fact that it is self-locking from the pressurization).] |
autoclave
Noun
an apparatus for sterilizing objects by steam under pressure [auto- + Latin clavis key]
| autoclave (ôt-klv) An airtight steel vessel used to heat substances and objects under very high pressures. Autoclaves are used in laboratory experiments and for sterilization. |
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| Noun | 1. |  autoclave - a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instrumentsdigester - autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested pressure cooker - autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) |
| Verb | 1. | autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclave |
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