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单词 autoclave
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
au•to•clave  (ô′tə klāv′),USA pronunciation n., v., -claved, -clav•ing. 
n. 
  1. Chemistrya heavy vessel for conducting chemical reactions under high pressure.
  2. See pressure cooker. 
  3. Medicinean apparatus in which steam under pressure effects sterilization.

v.t. 
  1. to place in an autoclave.
  • Latin clāv-, stem of clāvis key and clāvus nail
  • French, equivalent. to auto- auto-1 + clave
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
autoclave /ˈɔːtəˌkleɪv/ n
  1. a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
  2. an apparatus for sterilizing objects (esp surgical instruments) or for cooking by means of steam under pressure
Etymology: 19th Century: from French auto- + -clave, from Latin clāvis key
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