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CRYOSTAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cryostat mean?
• CRYOSTAT (noun)
The noun CRYOSTAT has 1 sense:
1. a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
Familiarity information: CRYOSTAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cryostat" is a kind of...):
thermoregulator; thermostat (a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat)
Context examples
A solution of water soluble glycols and resins that provide a specimen support matrix for cryostat sectioning at temperatures of -10 degrees C and below.
(Optimal Cutting Temperature Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
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