autoclave

English

/ˈɔtəˌkleɪv/

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

Etymology

Borrowed from French autoclave derived from Latin clavis (key) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook).

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Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kleh₂w-

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hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook

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