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self-cleaning

British  

adjective

  1. (of an oven, filter, etc) having a mechanism to clean itself

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Baggu’s roomy, multi-pocket tote makes an ideal home for storing essentials like grip socks for sweat sessions on the reformer and Larq’s self-cleaning water bottle.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

He said creating Regen - his self-cleaning, reusable product - was "challenging" and was the result of four years of work in a laboratory.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

That is, until the Fritaire air fryer, with its glass chamber and self-cleaning function.

From Salon Dec. 17, 2024

It will also help with microfluidics, where tiny droplets need to be moved around smoothly, and with creating self-cleaning surfaces.

From Science Daily Oct. 23, 2023

Leo could make a lot of things, but an inflammable, self-cleaning outfit wasn’t one of them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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