different between autoclave vs autoclavability

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t??kle?v/

Noun

autoclave (plural autoclaves)

1. A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

Translations

Verb

autoclave (third-person singular simple present autoclaves, present participle autoclaving, simple past and past participle autoclaved)

1. (transitive) To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.

Translations

Adjective

autoclave (not comparable)

1. (cryptography) autokey

Anagrams

• vacuolate

French

Etymology

From auto- +? Latin clavis (“key”).

Noun

autoclave m (plural autoclaves)

1. autoclave

Further reading

• “autoclave” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autoclave.

Pronunciation

Noun

autoclave f (plural autoclavi)

1. autoclave

Anagrams

• cautelavo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French autoclave.

Noun

autoclave f (plural autoclaves)

1. autoclave

Further reading

• “autoclave” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

autoclave +? -ability

Noun

autoclavability (uncountable)

1. The ability of something to be treated in an autoclave without sustaining damage.