high-pressure steam sterilization; autoclave sterilization
Technical term used in medical, laboratory, and industrial contexts for sterilizing equipment and materials with pressurized steam.
Medical instruments are processed by high-pressure steam sterilization.
This culture medium requires autoclave sterilization.
Compound of 高圧 (high pressure), 蒸気 (steam), and 滅菌 (sterilization). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.