autoclave

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv/, /ˈɔt.oʊˌkleɪv/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑt.əˌkleɪv/, /ˈɑt.oʊˌkleɪv/ === Noun === autoclave (plural autoclaves) A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === autoclave (third-person singular simple present autoclaves, present participle autoclaving, simple past and past participle autoclaved) (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === autoclave (not comparable) (cryptography) Synonym of autokey. === Anagrams === vacuolate == French == === Etymology === From auto- +‎ Latin clavis (“key”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.tɔ.klav/, /ɔ.tɔ.klav/ === Noun === autoclave m (plural autoclaves) autoclave === Further reading === “autoclave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French autoclave. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaw.toˈkla.ve/ Rhymes: -ave Hyphenation: au‧to‧clà‧ve === Noun === autoclave f (plural autoclavi) autoclave === References === === Anagrams === cautelavo == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French autoclave. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌautoˈklabe/ [ˌau̯.t̪oˈkla.β̞e] Rhymes: -abe Syllabification: au‧to‧cla‧ve === Noun === autoclave m or (less commonly) f (plural autoclaves) autoclave === Further reading === “autoclave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025