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autoclave

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au·to·clave  (ôt-klv)
n.
A strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, or cooking.
[French : Greek auto-, auto- + Latin clvis, 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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Noun1.autoclaveautoclave - a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
steriliser, sterilizer
digester - 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)
Verb1.autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclave
sterilise, sterilize - make free from bacteria
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