Autoclave 3 : Steel container inside which there is heat and pressure, e. g. for sterilizing (killing bacteria in) dressings to be used in surgery or rapid curing of precast concrete products, sand-lime bricks, etc
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}