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chemostat

(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

Origin: chemo- + -stat

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