Definition of Autoclave

1. Verb. Subject to the action of an autoclave.

Generic synonyms: Sterilise, Sterilize

2. Noun. A device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments.
Exact synonyms: Steriliser, Sterilizer
Specialized synonyms: Digester, Pressure Cooker
Generic synonyms: Vessel
Derivative terms: Sterilise, Sterilize

Definition of Autoclave

1. n. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.

Definition of Autoclave

1. Noun. A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an '''autoclave'''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Autoclave

1. [v -CLAVED, -CLAVING, -CLAVES]

Medical Definition of Autoclave

1. A machine that sterilises instruments or materials with high pressure and heat or pressurised steam. (02 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Autoclave

autochthonic
autochthonies
autochthonism
autochthonous
autochthonous ideas
autochthonous malaria
autochthonous parasite
autochthonously
autochthons
autochthony
autocide
autocides
autoclasia
autoclavability
autoclavable
autoclave (current term)
autoclaved
autoclaves
autoclaving
autocleavage
autoclitic
autoclitics
autocoid
autocoids
autocollimation
autocollimations
autocollimator
autocollimators
autocomplete
autocompleted

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