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autoclave [ˈɔːtəˌkleɪv] n 1. (Chemistry) a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure 2. (Medicine) (Cookery) an apparatus for sterilizing objects (esp surgical instruments) or for cooking by means of steam under pressure 3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Civil engineering a vessel in which freshly cast concrete or sand-lime bricks are cured very rapidly in high-pressure steam vb (tr) to put in or subject to the action of an autoclave [from French auto- + -clave, from Latin clāvis key]
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nbsp;sponges, sterilization pouches, bio-hazard bags, steam autoclave tape and elastic bandages. |
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