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chemiclave

chemiclave noun: a form of autoclave, used to sterilize surgical instruments, that incorporates steam, alcohol and formaldehyde under pressure.

Noun

chemiclave (plural chemiclaves)

  1. A form of autoclave, used to sterilize surgical instruments, that incorporates steam, alcohol and formaldehyde under pressure.

Verb

chemiclave (third-person singular simple present chemiclaves, present participle chemiclaving, simple past and past participle chemiclaved)

  1. (transitive) To sterilize using this device.

Forms of chemiclave

Noun
pluralchemiclaves
Verb
third-person singular presentchemiclaves
present participlechemiclaving
past participlechemiclaved
pastchemiclaved

Questions about chemiclave

What does chemiclave mean?
Chemiclave means a form of autoclave, used to sterilize surgical instruments, that incorporates steam, alcohol and formaldehyde under pressure.
What part of speech is chemiclave?
Chemiclave can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of chemiclave?
The plural of chemiclave is chemiclaves.

Words near chemiclave in the dictionary

  1. chemicals
  2. chemick
  3. chemicked
  4. chemicking
  5. chemicks
  6. chemiclave
  7. chemiclaved
  8. chemiclaves
  9. chemiclaving
  10. chemico-
  11. chemico-technological

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