Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun autoclave

1 sense of autoclave

Sense 1
autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser -- (a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments)
       => vessel -- (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb autoclave

1 sense of autoclave

Sense 1
autoclave -- (subject to the action of an autoclave)
       => sterilize, sterilise -- (make free from bacteria)