autoclave vs sterilizer

autoclave and sterilizer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
autoclave	Yes	No	Yes	No
sterilizer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, autoclave and sterilizer are synonyms defined as:

autoclave and sterilizer: a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

Other synonyms of autoclave include steriliser.

autoclave (noun)	sterilizer (noun)
a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments	a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments

autoclave (verb)	sterilizer (verb)
subject to the action of an autoclave