pressure cooker; sterilizer, apparatus used to heat substances above the boiling point; boiler with an automatic closing mechanism
heat in an autoclave
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Autoclave Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.
autoclave
\au"to*clave\ (&?;), n. [f., fr. gr. a'yto`s self + l. clavis key.] a kind of french stewpan with a steam-tight lid.
Noun
1. a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
(synonym) sterilizer, steriliser
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) digester
Verb
1. subject to the action of an autoclave
(hypernym) sterilize, sterilise
(derivation) sterilizer, steriliser
Autoclave Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Autoclave Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An autoclave is an instrument used to sterilize equipment and supplies by subjecting them to high pressure saturated steam at 121 °C for around 15–20 minutes depending on the size of the load and the contents. It was invented by Charles Chamberland in 1879, although a precursor known as the steam digester was created by Denis Papin in 1679. The name comes from Greek auto-, ultimately meaning self, and Latin clavis meaning key — a self-locking device.
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Autoclave Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Autoclave Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
A chamber for sterilizing with steam under pressure. The original autoclave was essentially a pressure cooker. The steam tightened the lid. The device was called an autoclave (from the Greek auto, self + clavis, key) meaning self-locking.
