autoclavation

Etymology

From autoclave + -ation.

Why this word is great

AUTOCLAVATION — [Process] The sterilization of instruments, media, or waste through exposure to pressurized steam in an autoclave, achieving the destruction of all microbial life including bacterial endospores. From autoclave (a sterilizing device) + -ation (a suffix forming nouns denoting a process). Unlike pasteurization's gentle heat or disinfection's partial microbial reduction, autoclavation delivers absolute sterility—glassware emerging bone-dry and microbiologically barren, surgical tools reborn pristine, laboratory waste rendered inert as stone. A triumph of thermodynamics over tenacious life.

noun

  1. Treatment in an autoclave.“Substrates and acetate were added separately as 50% autoclaved solutions after autoclavation of the medium.”