Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of autoclave
nounautoclaving (plural autoclavings)
plural autoclavings
- sterilization in an autoclave
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.
2016 March 1, “Actinorhizal Alder Phytostabilization Alters Microbial Community Dynamics in Gold Mine Waste Rock from Northern Quebec: A Greenhouse Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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autoclaving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoclaving
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“autoclaving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoclaving. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoclaving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoclaving.
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