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accelerostat

accelerostat noun: a continuous culture in which, after reaching a steady state as in a chemostat, dilution rate is increased smoothly at a constant rate of acceleration.

Noun

accelerostat (plural accelerostats)

  1. A continuous culture in which, after reaching a steady state as in a chemostat, dilution rate is increased smoothly at a constant rate of acceleration.

Forms of accelerostat

pluralaccelerostats

Origin of accelerostat

From accelero- + -stat. Coined by Estonian biochemists Paalme et al. in 1995.

Questions about accelerostat

What does accelerostat mean?
Accelerostat means a continuous culture in which, after reaching a steady state as in a chemostat, dilution rate is increased smoothly at a constant rate of acceleration.
What part of speech is accelerostat?
Accelerostat is a noun.
What is the plural of accelerostat?
The plural of accelerostat is accelerostats.

Words near accelerostat in the dictionary

  1. acceleromyographic
  2. acceleromyographs
  3. acceleromyography
  4. acceleron
  5. accelerons
  6. accelerostat
  7. accelerostats
  8. accels
  9. accend
  10. accended
  11. accendibility

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