"autoclaves" in the noun sense
1. autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser
a device for heating substances above their boiling point used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments
"autoclaves" in the verb sense
1. autoclave
subject to the action of an autoclave
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