n. 高压消毒锅, 高压锅

[计] 高压釜, 压热器

[化] 加压釜; 高压釜; 高压反应釜; 加压灭菌器; (俗称)高压锅; 罐式硫化机

[医] 高压灭菌器, 压热器, 高压釜

Autoclave \Au"to*clave\, n. [F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L.
clavis key.]
1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. --Knight.

2. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to
steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a
temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It
consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal
pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into
the chamber. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are
much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render
instruments and equipment sterile.
[PJC]