accelerostat

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noun

A continuous culture in which, after reaching a steady state as in a chemostat, dilution rate is increased smoothly at a constant rate of acceleration.

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Meanings

nounaccelerostat (plural accelerostats)

plural accelerostats

  1. biochemistryA continuous culture in which, after reaching a steady state as in a chemostat, dilution rate is increased smoothly at a constant rate of acceleration.

Origin

From accelero- + -stat. Coined by Estonian biochemists Paalme et al. in 1995.

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APA

accelerostat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accelerostat

MLA

“accelerostat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accelerostat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accelerostat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accelerostat.

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