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autoclave |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: autoclave n : a tank-like device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or sterilize surgical instruments v : subject to the action of an autoclave
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