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pyrostat definition

pyro·stat (pī′rə stat′)

noun

a thermostat, esp. one for high temperatures

Etymology: pyro- + -stat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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