autoclave
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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
(ˈɔːtəˌkleɪv)n
1. (Chemistry) a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure
2. (Medicine) an apparatus for sterilizing objects (esp surgical instruments) or for cooking by means of steam under pressure
3. (Cookery) an apparatus for sterilizing objects (esp surgical instruments) or for cooking by means of steam under pressure
4. (Civil Engineering) civil engineering a vessel in which freshly cast concrete or sand-lime bricks are cured very rapidly in high-pressure steam
vb
(tr) to put in or subject to the action of an autoclave
[C19: from French auto- + -clave, from Latin clāvis key]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
au•to•clave
(ˈɔ təˌkleɪv)n., v. -claved, -clav•ing. n.
1. a heavy vessel for sterilizing or cooking by means of steam under pressure.
2. a heavy vessel for conducting chemical reactions under high pressure.
v.t. 3. to place in an autoclave.
[1875–80; < French, =auto- auto-1 + clave < Latin clāv-, s. of clāvis key and clāvus nail]
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autoclave
Past participle: autoclaved
Gerund: autoclaving
| Imperative |
|---|
| autoclave |
| autoclave |
| Present |
|---|
| I autoclave |
| you autoclave |
| he/she/it autoclaves |
| we autoclave |
| you autoclave |
| they autoclave |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I autoclaved |
| you autoclaved |
| he/she/it autoclaved |
| we autoclaved |
| you autoclaved |
| they autoclaved |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am autoclaving |
| you are autoclaving |
| he/she/it is autoclaving |
| we are autoclaving |
| you are autoclaving |
| they are autoclaving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have autoclaved |
| you have autoclaved |
| he/she/it has autoclaved |
| we have autoclaved |
| you have autoclaved |
| they have autoclaved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was autoclaving |
| you were autoclaving |
| he/she/it was autoclaving |
| we were autoclaving |
| you were autoclaving |
| they were autoclaving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had autoclaved |
| you had autoclaved |
| he/she/it had autoclaved |
| we had autoclaved |
| you had autoclaved |
| they had autoclaved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will autoclave |
| you will autoclave |
| he/she/it will autoclave |
| we will autoclave |
| you will autoclave |
| they will autoclave |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have autoclaved |
| you will have autoclaved |
| he/she/it will have autoclaved |
| we will have autoclaved |
| you will have autoclaved |
| they will have autoclaved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be autoclaving |
| you will be autoclaving |
| he/she/it will be autoclaving |
| we will be autoclaving |
| you will be autoclaving |
| they will be autoclaving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been autoclaving |
| you have been autoclaving |
| he/she/it has been autoclaving |
| we have been autoclaving |
| you have been autoclaving |
| they have been autoclaving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been autoclaving |
| you will have been autoclaving |
| he/she/it will have been autoclaving |
| we will have been autoclaving |
| you will have been autoclaving |
| they will have been autoclaving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been autoclaving |
| you had been autoclaving |
| he/she/it had been autoclaving |
| we had been autoclaving |
| you had been autoclaving |
| they had been autoclaving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would autoclave |
| you would autoclave |
| he/she/it would autoclave |
| we would autoclave |
| you would autoclave |
| they would autoclave |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have autoclaved |
| you would have autoclaved |
| he/she/it would have autoclaved |
| we would have autoclaved |
| you would have autoclaved |
| they would have autoclaved |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:autoclave - a device for heating substances above their boiling point]autoclave - a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
digester - autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
pressure cooker - autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water
vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Verb 1. autoclave - subject to the action of an autoclave
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