pressure cooker(n = noun.artifact) - autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water;
is a kind of autoclave, steriliser, sterilizer

1.  a pot with a lid which may be tightly bound to the bottom part, forming a vessel which can withstand some gas pressure from within. It is used to heat foods in water or steam to a temperature somewhat above the boiling point of water, allowing the cooking process to be accomplished more quickly than otherwise. [PJC]

2.  Fig., a situation involving intense psychological pressure due to multiple urgent demands, as in certain job situations. [PJC]

N  sibilance, sibilation, zip, hiss, sternutation, high note, goose, serpent, snake (animal sounds), insect, bug, bee, mosquito, wasp, fly, tea kettle, pressure cooker, air valve, pressure release valve, safety valve, tires, air escaping from tires, punctured tire, escaping steam, steam, steam radiator, steam release valve, sibilant, hissing, wheezy, sternutative.

acoustic radiation pressure, air pressure, arterial pressure, atmospheric pressure, barometric pressure, blood pressure, compartment pressure, cooker, corpuscular-radiation pressure, diastolic pressure, gas cooker, gas pressure, high blood pressure, high pressure, instantaneous sound pressure, intraocular pressure, low pressure, oil pressure, osmotic pressure, pressure, pressure cabin, pressure dome, pressure feed, pressure gage, pressure gauge, pressure group, pressure level, pressure point, pressure sensation, pressure sore, pressure suit, pressure unit, pressure wires, radiation pressure, sound pressure, sound pressure level, standard pressure, systolic pressure, turn up the pressure, vapor pressure, vapour pressure, venous pressure