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Autoclave

//ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of autokey. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
  2. 2
    a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave. transitive
  2. 2
    subject to the action of an autoclave wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).

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