Associations to the word «Autoclave»

Wiktionary

AUTOCLAVE, noun. A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
AUTOCLAVE, verb. (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.

Dictionary definition

AUTOCLAVE, noun. A device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments.
AUTOCLAVE, verb. Subject to the action of an autoclave.

Wise words

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Martin Luther King Jr.