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Autoclave - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Autoclave : (noun)
1: a device for heating substances above their boiling point;
used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical
instruments [syn: sterilizer, steriliser]
(verb)
1: subject to the action of an autoclave
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Autoclave : \Au"to*clave\, n. [F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self _ L.
clavis key.]
A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. --Knight.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Autoclave : Autoclave: A chamber for sterilizing with steam under pressure. The original autoclave was essentially a pressure cooker. The steam tightened the lid. The device was called an autoclave (from
the Greek auto, self _ clavis, key) meaning self-locking.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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