autoclave
autoclave · autoclaves · autoclaved · autoclaving
To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclaveTo sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
/ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv/
» I left my phone in the autoclave.
loonaOT12dalso · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
subject to the action of an autoclave
Examples
2 sentencesI left my phone in the autoclave.
The autoclave broke my phone.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).
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Forms
autoclaves, autoclaving, autoclaved, autoclaved| Base form | autoclave · to autoclave |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | autoclaves |
| Present participle | autoclaving |
| Past simple | autoclaved |
| Past participle | autoclaved |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.