Autoklav — meaning in English

English meaning

• autoclave noun A tough, sealed container that uses heat and high pressure, used for jobs such as sterilizing instruments or cooking.
• retort noun A sharp, witty, or cutting reply, especially one that turns an insult back on the person who made it.

Senses

Autoklav is used for these senses in English:

• autoclave A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
• retort An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.

retort — full definition

1. noun A sharp, witty, or cutting reply, especially one that turns an insult back on the person who made it.
2. verb To answer sharply or wittily, especially by turning the original remark back on the speaker.
3. noun A long-necked glass flask used in chemistry, or a sealed vessel used in industry for heating materials at high temperatures.

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