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autoclave

/ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv/

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cot caught merger/ˈɑt.əˌkleɪv/

autoclave noun: a strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

autoclave: a strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or...
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Noun

autoclave (plural autoclaves)

  1. A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
    Synonyms:
    clave

Verb

autoclave (third-person singular simple present autoclaves, present participle autoclaving, simple past and past participle autoclaved)

  1. (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.

Adjective

autoclave (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of autokey.
    Synonyms:
    autokey

autoclave meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Malay and Indonesian

autoclave in Tamil

sterilized heating vessel
அழுத்த அனற்கலம் aḻutta aṉaṟkalam

autoclave in Kannada

sterilized heating vessel
ಆಟೋಕ್ಲೇವ್ āṭōklēv

autoclave in Malay

sterilized heating vessel
autoklaf

autoclave in Indonesian

sterilized heating vessel
autoklaf
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autoclave in Persian
اتوکلاو otoklâv

Synonyms of autoclave

Forms of autoclave

Noun
pluralautoclaves
Verb
third-person singular presentautoclaves
present participleautoclaving
past participleautoclaved
pastautoclaved

Origin of autoclave

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

Words formed from autoclave

Questions about autoclave

What does autoclave mean?
Autoclave means a strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
What is autoclave in Tamil?
Autoclave in Tamil is அழுத்த அனற்கலம் (aḻutta aṉaṟkalam). See Autoclave meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is autoclave?
Autoclave can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce autoclave?
Autoclave is pronounced /ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv/.
What is the plural of autoclave?
The plural of autoclave is autoclaves.

Words near autoclave in the dictionary

  1. autoclastic
  2. autoclavability
  3. autoclavable
  4. autoclavation
  5. autoclavations
  6. autoclave
  7. autoclaved
  8. autoclaves
  9. autoclaving
  10. autoclavings
  11. autocleaning

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