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au⋅to⋅clave

  [aw-tuh-kleyv] noun, verb, -claved, -clav⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a heavy vessel for conducting chemical reactions under high pressure.
2. pressure cooker.
3. Medicine/Medical, Bacteriology. an apparatus in which steam under pressure effects sterilization.
–verb (used with object)
4. to place in an autoclave.
Origin:
1875–80; < F, equiv. to auto- auto- 1 + clave < L clāv-, s. of clāvis key and clāvus nail
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au·to·clave   (ô'tō-klāv')   
n.  A strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, or cooking.

[French : Greek auto-, auto- + Latin clāvis, key (from the fact that it is self-locking from the pressurization).]
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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.
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autoclave 
1880, from Fr., lit. "self-locking," from Gk. autos "self" + L. clavis "key" (see slot (2)).
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Main Entry: 1au·to·clave
Pronunciation: 'ot-O-"klAv
Function: noun
: an apparatus (as for sterilizing) using superheated steam underpressure

Main Entry: 2autoclave
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -claved; -clav·ing
: to treat in an autoclave
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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autoclave au·to·clave (ô'tō-klāv')
n.
A pressurized, steam-heated vessel used for sterilization. v. au·to·claved, au·to·clav·ing, au·to·claves
To treat in an autoclave.

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autoclave   (ô'tō-klāv')  Pronunciation Key 
An airtight steel vessel used to heat substances and objects under very high pressures. Autoclaves are used in laboratory experiments and for sterilization.
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