cryostat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- English -stat English cryostat From cryo- + -stat.
Meanings
- A device used to maintain a constant low temperature.
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A device used to maintain a constant low temperature. ▸ A microtome held at a constant low temperature.
For Jaumain[…]that long period of uncertainty began on 31 May 2010, when she stabbed her left thumb with a curved forceps while cleaning a cryostat—a machine that can cut tissues at very low temperatures—that she used to slice brain sections from transgenic mice infected with a sheep-adapted form of BSE.
2021 July 28, Barbara Casassus, “France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal brain disease strikes two lab workers”, in Science:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryostats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |