autoclave

Meanings

Plural: autoclaves

Noun

• a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
• A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

Verb

• subject to the action of an autoclave
• To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.

Adj

• Synonym of autokey.

Synonyms

autokey, steriliser, sterilizer

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