| slovo | definícia |
autoclave
(encz) | autoclave,autokláv |
autoclave
(encz) | autoclave,tlakový hrnec |
Autoclave
(gcide) | Autoclave \Au"to*clave\, n. [F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L.
clavis key.]
1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]
2. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to
steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a
temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It
consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal
pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into
the chamber. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are
much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render
instruments and equipment sterile.
[PJC] |
autoclave
(wn) | autoclave
n 1: a device for heating substances above their boiling point;
used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical
instruments [syn: autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser]
v 1: subject to the action of an autoclave |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Autoclave
(gcide) | Autoclave \Au"to*clave\, n. [F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L.
clavis key.]
1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]
2. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to
steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a
temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It
consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal
pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into
the chamber. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are
much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render
instruments and equipment sterile.
[PJC] |
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