autoclave

(ôt′ə klāv′)

noun

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

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

to sterilize or cook by means of such a device

See autoclave in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, or cooking.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : Greek auto-, auto-

Origin: + Latin clāvis, key (from the fact that it is self-locking from the pressurization)

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