AUTOCLAVE

autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser

(noun) a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

autoclave

(verb) subject to the action of an autoclave

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

autoclave (plural autoclaves)

A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

Verb

autoclave (third-person singular simple present autoclaves, present participle autoclaving, simple past and past participle autoclaved)

(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.

Adjective

autoclave (not comparable)

(cryptography) autokey

Anagrams

• vacuolate

Source: Wiktionary

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Au"to*clave, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr. clavis key.]

Definition: A kind of French stewpan with a steamtight lid. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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