AUTOCLAVE


Meaning of AUTOCLAVE in English

/aw"teuh klayv'/ , n. , v. , autoclaved, autoclaving .

n.

1. a heavy vessel for conducting chemical reactions under high pressure.

2. See pressure cooker .

3. Med. , Bacteriol. an apparatus in which steam under pressure effects sterilization.

v.t.

4. to place in an autoclave.

[ 1875-80; auto- AUTO- 1 + clave clav-, s. of clavis key and clavus nail ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .