Autoclave Definition

ôtō-klāv
autoclaved, autoclaves, autoclaving
noun
autoclaves
A strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, or cooking.
American Heritage
A container for sterilizing, cooking, etc. by superheated steam under pressure.
Webster's New World

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

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Synonyms:
verb
autoclaved, autoclaves, autoclaving
To sterilize or cook by means of such a device.
Webster's New World

To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.

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Other Word Forms of Autoclave

Noun

Singular:
autoclave
Plural:
autoclaves

Origin of Autoclave

  • French Greek auto- auto- Latin clāvis key (from the fact that it is self-locking from the pressurization)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Autoclave Sentence Examples

  • A modern piercing is performed using jewelry and equipment that is either single use and sterile or that has been sterilized in an autoclave sterilization machine.

  • When the pressure gage reaches zero wait one or two minutes before opening the autoclave.

  • Can I have an autoclave in an operating theater?

  • Then the impregnated solid sheets are expanded in a huge low pressure autoclave.

  • When full seal loosely with autoclave tape and leave on tray by autoclave tape and leave on tray by autoclave.

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