cryostat
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cry·o·stat
(krī′ə-stăt′)n.
An apparatus used to maintain constant low temperature.
cry′o·stat′ic adj.
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cryostat
(ˈkraɪəˌstæt)n
(General Engineering) an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature
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cry•o•stat
(ˈkraɪ əˌstæt)n.
an apparatus used to maintain chemical or organic samples at a very low constant temperature.
[1910–15]
cry`o•stat′ic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | cryostat - a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures thermoregulator, thermostat - a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat |
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