sterilizer vs autoclave

sterilizer and autoclave both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sterilizer and autoclave are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of sterilizer include steriliser.

sterilizer (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

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