autoclave
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
autoclave (plural autoclaves)
- A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
Translations edit
sterilized heating vessel
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Verb edit
autoclave (third-person singular simple present autoclaves, present participle autoclaving, simple past and past participle autoclaved)
- (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
Translations edit
sterilize in an autoclave
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Adjective edit
autoclave (not comparable)
- (cryptography) Synonym of autokey
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
autoclave m (plural autoclaves)
Further reading edit
- “autoclave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French autoclave.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
autoclave f (plural autoclavi)
References edit
Anagrams edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French autoclave.
Noun edit
autoclave m or (less commonly) f (plural autoclaves)
Further reading edit
- “autoclave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014