English

Verb

autoclaving

1. present participle of autoclave

Noun

autoclaving ‎(plural autoclavings)

1. sterilization in an autoclave
   • 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:10.1371/journal.pone.0150181:

     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.