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chemostat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chemo-stat
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state.

verb

To keep the concentration of a chemical constant

Etymology

From chemo- + -stat.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chemostats (plural) chemostats (present, singular) chemostatting (participle, present) chemostatted (participle, past) chemostatted (past)

Derived Forms

microchemostat

Frequently Paired Words

chemostatic chemostasis

Questions

What does chemostat mean?
An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state.
Where does chemostat come from?
From chemo- + -stat.

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