autoclave
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv/
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/ˈɔt.əˌkleɪv/ · /ˈɔt.oʊˌkleɪv/ · /ˈɑt.əˌkleɪv/ · /ˈɑt.oʊˌkleɪv/
Definition of autoclave
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
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noun
- A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.
verb
- (transitive)To sterilize laboratory equipment in an autoclave.
adj
- (not-comparable)Synonym of autokey.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French autoclave, formed with prefix auto- + Latin clavis (“key”).
Words you can make from autoclave
176 playable · top: VACUOLATE (14 pts)
Best play vacuolate 14 points7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
14 words5-letter words
27 words- CALVE 10 pts
- CLAVE 10 pts
- CLOVE 10 pts
- COVET 10 pts
- VACUA 10 pts
- VOCAL 10 pts
- LAEVO 8 pts
- LOVAT 8 pts
- OVATE 8 pts
- OVULE 8 pts
- UVEAL 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VALUE 8 pts
- VAULT 8 pts
- VOLTA 8 pts
- VOLTE 8 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- ACUTE 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CLOUT 7 pts
- COALA 7 pts
- CULET 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- OCTAL 7 pts
- TELCO 7 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- LUTEA 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- CAVA 9 pts
- CAVE 9 pts
- COVE 9 pts
- LAVA 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- OVAL 7 pts
- ULVA 7 pts
- UVEA 7 pts
- VALE 7 pts
- VATU 7 pts
- VEAL 7 pts
- VELA 7 pts
- VETO 7 pts
- VOLE 7 pts
- VOLT 7 pts
- VOTE 7 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CAUL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- CLUE 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- CULT 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- LUCE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACO 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALOE 4 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- AUTO 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
- LOUT 4 pts
- LUTE 4 pts
- OLEA 4 pts
- OUTA 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TOLA 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TOLU 4 pts
- TULE 4 pts
3-letter words
52 words- VAC 8 pts
- AVA 6 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- AVO 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- LUV 6 pts
- OVA 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VAU 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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