Meanings
nounchemostat (plural chemostats)
plural chemostats
- biochemistryAn apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state.
verbchemostat (third-person singular simple present chemostats, present participle chemostatting, simple past and past participle chemostatted)
present singular third person chemostats · participle present chemostatting · participle past chemostatted · past chemostatted
- chemistryTo keep the concentration of a chemical constant
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chemostat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemostat
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“chemostat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemostat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemostat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemostat.
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