| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hermetically sealed container | Engineering & Technology | Container which, when sealed, is intended to protect the contents against the entry of micro-organisms during and after heat treatment and which is impervious. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Hermetically sealed container | Health | A container which is designed and intended to be secure against the entry of microorganisms and to maintain the commercial sterility of its contents after processing. For example, a tin, steel or aluminum can; glass jar; bottle; or pouch. (references) | |
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