steam sterilizer
nounUK /stiːm ˈstɛrɪlaɪzə/
US /stim ˈstɛrəlaɪzər/
A machine that uses hot steam to kill germs on things.
The nurse put the scissors in the steam sterilizer to make them clean and safe.
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2. A device used in hospitals to sterilize surgical tools with high-pressure steam.
All surgical instruments must pass through the steam sterilizer before an operation.
3. A kitchen appliance that cleans baby bottles and jars using steam.
She loaded the baby bottles into the steam sterilizer after washing them.
4. An industrial unit that sterilizes lab equipment or medical waste with steam.
The lab's steam sterilizer runs every morning to prepare glassware.