autoclave
Definitions of autoclave
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a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instrumentstypes:cocotte minuteautoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of watertype of:récipientan object used as a container (especially for liquids)
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