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autoclave Definition

auto·clave (ôt′ə klāv′)

noun

a container for sterilizing, cooking, etc. by superheated steam under pressure

Etymology: Fr < auto-, auto- + L clavis, key: see close

transitive verb -·claved′, -·clav′·ing

to sterilize or cook by means of such a device

autoclave Usage Examples

Object

  • water: For safe disposal, unused vials should be reconstituted with a small amount of water then autoclaved.
  • medium: All media autoclaved at 15 p.s.i. 121 o C for 15 mins.

Converse of object

  • use: This picture shows me using the autoclave to destroy the cultures which had grown on the agar plates during incubation.
  • open: When the pressure gage reaches zero wait one or two minutes before opening the autoclave.
  • include: Professional tattoo machines, supplies, inks, needles and accessories supplied including, autoclaves and ultrasonics for equipment cleaning and sterilization.
  • have: Can I have an autoclave in an operating theater?

Preposition: at

  • c: The bottles are then autoclaved at 115 °C for 20 minutes.

Adjective modifier

  • small: Small autoclaves are still subject to the legal requirement for a written scheme of examination, whatever their size.
  • low: Then the impregnated solid sheets are expanded in a huge low pressure autoclave.

Modifies a noun

  • tape: When full seal loosely with autoclave tape and leave on tray by autoclave.
  • bag: All used tips, pipettes, tubes, gloves etc and any contaminated articles should be placed in autoclave bags.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: The bottles are then autoclaved at 115 °C for 20 minutes.

Noun used with modifier

  • benchtop: The use of benchtop autoclaves for waste is not recommended because these cannot usually be validated.
  • pressure: Then the impregnated solid sheets are expanded in a huge low pressure autoclave.
  • vacuum: Only 10 of the 327 responding practices ( 3 % ) possessed a vacuum autoclave.
  • laboratory: A contaminated laboratory autoclave should never be returned to the manufacturer for servicing or repair.

Preposition: before

  • disposal: This, and the gloves, must be autoclaved before disposal.

Preposition: for

  • minute: Now give your bottles to your teacher/lecturer so that they can be autoclaved for 15 minutes.
  • sterilization: An autoclave for the sterilization of waste materials should be available on site.
  • min: For sterilization of media, water and glassware, we recommend autoclaving for 15 mins at 121°C and 15psi.