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
autoclave (plural autoclaves)
A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
autoclave (third-person singular simple present autoclaves, present participle autoclaving, simple past and past participle autoclaved)
(transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
autoclave (not comparable)
(cryptography) autokey
• vacuolate
Source: Wiktionary
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
18 December 2024
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
