Definition of "autoclaving" [autoclaving]

• Present participle of autoclave. (verb)

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• "The best, most cost-effective solution is known as autoclaving, which means high temperature steam sterilization in a machine that is basically a big dishwasher."
• "I’m a Navy vet, bit, and I’ve known a corpsman or two and reusing needles without autoclaving is and has long been a no-no, at least in sickbays; that runs against protocol and would happen only under extreme circumstances."
• "There are other acceptable ways - including autoclaving, which is industrial steam cleaning - to kill pathogens in biohazardous waste."