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autoclave

/aw-tuh-kleyv/US // ˈɔ təˌkleɪv //UK // (ˈɔːtəˌkleɪv) //

高压锅,蒸压釜,压力锅,蒸压器

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a heavy vessel for conducting chemical reactions under high pressure.
    • : pressure cooker.
    • : Medicine/Medical, Bacteriology. an apparatus in which steam under pressure effects sterilization.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    au·to·claved, au·to·clav·ing.

    • : to place in an autoclave.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpressure cooker
Forms: autoclaved, autoclaving

Examples

  • Though I did enjoy the fellow who suggested that he sterilized everything in his kitchen with a Harvest Gold autoclave.

  • Sterilisation by means of superheated steam is carried out in a special boiler—Chamberland's autoclave (Fig. 30).

  • Fix the bucket over a large Bunsen flame and boil for thirty minutes—or boil in the autoclave for a similar period.

  • Heat the whole apparatus in the autoclave at 120° C. for twenty minutes.

  • Steam applied in an autoclave under a pressure of two atmospheres destroys even the most resistant spores in a few minutes.

  • The author found that in an autoclave of the type shown in Fig. 81 it required ten minutes for 500 cc.