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auxostat

auxostat noun: a continuous-culture device using feedback from a measurement taken on the growth chamber to control the media flow rate, maintaining the measurement at a constant.

Noun

auxostat (plural auxostats)

  1. A continuous-culture device using feedback from a measurement taken on the growth chamber to control the media flow rate, maintaining the measurement at a constant.

Forms of auxostat

pluralauxostats

Origin of auxostat

From auxo- + -stat.

Questions about auxostat

What does auxostat mean?
Auxostat means a continuous-culture device using feedback from a measurement taken on the growth chamber to control the media flow rate, maintaining the measurement at a constant.
What part of speech is auxostat?
Auxostat is a noun.
What is the plural of auxostat?
The plural of auxostat is auxostats.

Words near auxostat in the dictionary

  1. auxosporulate
  2. auxosporulated
  3. auxosporulating
  4. auxosporulation
  5. auxosporulations
  6. auxostat
  7. auxostats
  8. auxotelic
  9. auxotonic
  10. auxotonically
  11. auxotroph

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