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chemostat definition

chemo·stat (kem′ō stat′)

noun

an apparatus designed to grow bacteria indefinitely while keeping the conditions and colony size constant by having a continuous flow of liquid nutrient wash the colony and steadily remove bacteria

Etymology: chemo- + -stat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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