Autoclave

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, or cooking.
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  • n. A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
  • v. To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.
  • n. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into the chamber. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render instruments and equipment sterile.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A kind of stewpan, the lid of which is kept close and steam-tight by the steam proceeding from the contents of the pan. It is an application to culinary purposes of Papin's digester. See digester.
  • n. A form of digester in which mixtures of chemicals can be safely heated under great pressure: largely used in the manufacture of coal-tar dyestuffs.
  • n. A device for the sterilization by steam under pressure of bacterial cultures or culture media, milk, and other substances.
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  • n. a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
  • v. subject to the action of an autoclave
    • Verb Form
    autoclaved    autoclaves    autoclaving   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sterilise    sterilize   
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