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

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain