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autoclave

au·toc·lave

UK/ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv/ US/ˈɔt.oʊˌkleɪv/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

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verb

1.

subject to the action of an autoclave

Origin

Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).

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