Autoclave (Noun)
Meaning
A device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The hospital used an autoclave to sterilize all surgical instruments before each use to minimize the risk of infection.
- The laboratory technician carefully loaded the autoclave with the chemicals that needed to be heated to extremely high temperatures.
- The autoclave in the medical supply factory was used to sterilize thousands of syringes every day.
- To ensure complete sterilization, the dentist placed all dental instruments in the autoclave after each use.
- The autoclave in the chemistry lab was set to 250 degrees Celsius to facilitate the chemical reaction required for the experiment.