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autoclaveVessel, usually of steel, able to withstand high temperatures and pressures. The chemical industry uses various types of autoclaves in manufacturing dyes and in other chemical reactions requiring high pressures. In bacteriology and medicine, instruments, equipment, supplies, and culture media are sterilized by superheated steam in an autoclave. In 1679 Denis Papin (1647–c. 1712) invented a prototype known as a steam digester; still used in cooking, it is now called a pressure cooker. autoclave 1. a strong sealed vessel used for chemical reactions at high pressure 2. an apparatus for sterilizing objects (esp surgical instruments) or for cooking by means of steam under pressure 3. Civil engineering a vessel in which freshly cast concrete or sand-lime bricks are cured very rapidly in high-pressure steam How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sales and operating profit grew as demand for Hebel(TM) autoclaved lightweight Aerated autoclaved concrete block units with reinforcing steel exterior stucco. All breast-pump attachments that had contact with the milk samples during collection were cleaned with tap water without detergent, rinsed with acetone, and autoclaved before use. |
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