Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoclaving

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: au-to-clav-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of autoclave

noun

sterilization in an autoclave

Example Sentences

"One set of triplicates was autoclaved twice, with a 24-hour room temperature incubation between autoclavings, and used as sterile controls for the mineralization assay."

Inflected Forms

autoclavings (plural)

Questions

What does autoclaving mean?: present participle and gerund of autoclave

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