1. a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments; [syn: autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
steriliser
n 1: a device for heating substances above their boiling point;
used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical
instruments [syn: autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser]