chemostat

English

Etymology

chemo- +‎ -stat

Noun

chemostat (plural chemostats)

  1. (biochemistry) An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state.
    Hypernym: bioreactor

Verb

chemostat (third-person singular simple present chemostats, present participle chemostatting, simple past and past participle chemostatted)

  1. (chemistry) To keep the concentration of a chemical constant

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