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cryostat definition

cryo·stat (krī′ō stat′, -ə-)

noun

a regulator for maintaining a constant, low temperature

Etymology: cryo- + -stat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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