autoclaved
Steam-sterilized under pressure
Autoclaved means sterilized in an autoclave—a sealed chamber that uses high-pressure steam to kill microorganisms.
Medical instruments, laboratory equipment, and biological waste are commonly autoclaved: The surgical tools were autoclaved between procedures.
Autoclaved aerated concrete is a lightweight building material cured under steam pressure.
Free from microorganisms
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- asepticFree from pathogens
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- decontaminatedRemoved harmful substances from
sanitized · germfree · pathogen-free · uncontaminated · antiseptic · hygienic · surgical · instruments
Enclosed room or cavity
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- pressureForce upon contact
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- heatTransferred thermal energy
thermal · saturated · gauge · cycle · indicator · tape · bags · pouches
sterile
Free from microorganisms
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- asepticFree from pathogens
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
decontaminated · sanitized · germfree · pathogen-free · uncontaminated · antiseptic · hygienic · surgical · instruments · medical
chamber
Enclosed room or cavity
heat · thermal · saturated · gauge · cycle · indicator · tape · bags · pouches · tray
agar
Algae-derived gelling substance
glassware · pipettes · flasks · beakers · reagents · broth · inoculation · incubation · specimens · samples
concrete
Solid building mixture
cured · hardened · cellular · lightweight · masonry · panels · precast · reinforced · porous · insulation
- sterilesterile, germ-free, aseptic, sanitized, disinfected
autoclavedcontaminated
Made impure by contact
unsterilized · dirty · septic · infected · non-sterile
autoclavedunprocessed
Not yet treated
air-dried · boiled · sun-dried · pasteurized · irradiated
autoclaveduntreated
Not given care
raw · boiled · pasteurized · sanitized · disinfected