AUTOCLAVE
\ˌɔːtə͡ʊklˈe͡ɪv], \ˌɔːtəʊklˈeɪv], \ˌɔː_t_əʊ_k_l_ˈeɪ_v]\
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1. An apparatus for sterilization by steam under pressure; it consists of a strong closed boiler containing a small quantity of water and, in a wire basket, the articles to be sterilized. 2. To sterilize in an autoclave.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An apparatus for sterilizing or killing extraneous bacteria in culture media by means of steam under pressure. A steam gauge indicates the pressure and only one sterilization is necessary as the method destroys spores as well as bacteria. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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