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AUTOCLAVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

Synonyms:

autoclave; steriliser; sterilizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("autoclave" is a kind of...):

vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "autoclave"):

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)

Derivation:

autoclave (subject to the action of an autoclave)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to the action of an autoclave

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "autoclave" is one way to...):

sterilise; sterilize (make free from bacteria)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

autoclave (a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments)

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