autoclave

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔtəˌkleɪv/

Noun

autoclave (plural autoclaves)

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

Translations

sterilized heating vessel

• Albanian: autoklavë (sq)
• Czech: autokláv (cs) m
• French: autoclave (fr) m

• German: Autoklav m
• Spanish: autoclave (es) f

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.

Translations

sterilize in an autoclave

• French: autoclaver (fr)

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French

Noun

autoclave m (plural autoclaves)

1. autoclave

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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autoclave f (plural autoclavi)

1. autoclave

Anagrams

• cautelavo

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Spanish

Noun

autoclave f (plural autoclaves)

1. autoclave