steriliser vs autoclave

steriliser and autoclave both are nouns.

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

As nouns, steriliser and autoclave are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of steriliser include sterilizer.

steriliser (noun)	autoclave (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

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