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thyratron

(t̸hī′rə trän′)

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noun

a hot-cathode, triode or tetrode, electron tube containing low-pressure gas or metal vapor in which one or more grids control the start of the current flow but have no further control over it

Origin: < Gr thyris, window, cell + -a- + -tron

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