cryostat

[ krahy-uh-stat ]

/ ˈkraɪ əˌstæt /

noun

an apparatus, usually automatic, maintaining a very low constant temperature.

Nearby words

cryoprotein, cryoscope, cryoscopic, cryoscopy, cryostasis, cryostat, cryosurgery, cryotherapy, cryotolerant, cryotron, crypt

Origin of cryostat

First recorded in 1910–15; cryo- + -stat

Related formscry·o·stat·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cryostat

cryostat

/ (ˈkraɪəˌstæt) /

noun

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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