<prompt> Glassware and syringes are sterilized by:AutoclaveHot air ovenEthylene oxideIrradiation  <response>: Key Points:-Hot-air oven is used in laboratories and clinics for heat-resistant items that are not sterilized well by moist heat. They are used for sterilization of:Glasswares syringes, Petri dishes, flasks, pipettes, test tubes, etc..Surgical instruments scalpels, scissors, forceps, etc..Chemicals liquid paraffin, sulfonamide powders, etc.; andOils that are not penetrated well by steam used in moist heat sterilization.Parija SC. Textbook of Microbiology Immunology. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2014. Page: 27 