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autoclave

Autoclave (noun) means a strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

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A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
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Etymology

Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).

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"autoclave" (noun) means a strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

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