Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoclavable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-clavable
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a container, that can be used inside an autoclave without damage.

Etymology

Etymology tree English autoclave Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English autoclavable From autoclave + -able.

Questions

What does autoclavable mean?
Of a container, that can be used inside an autoclave without damage.
Where does autoclavable come from?
Etymology tree English autoclave Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English autoclavable From autoclave + -able.

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