Meaning of AUTOCLAVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'otu`kleyv
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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
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| | Synonyms: | | steriliser, sterilizer |
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| | See Also: | | digester, pressure cooker, sterilise, sterilize, vessel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Au"to*clave\, n. [F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L.
clavis key.]
A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. --Knight.
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| | Definition: | | A machine which is used to sterilize lab glassware, liquid growth media, and medical/biological/lab instruments. Essentially, it is a giant pressure cooker where the objects to be sterilized are placed inside a chamber of high temperature and pressure for an hour or more. The word is also used as a verb (as in, to autoclave something). |
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