cryostat has definitions from the field of physics
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[ noun ] (physics) a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures

Used in print

(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)

Root and stem tumors from sweet_clover plants infected with WTV were quick-frozen in liquid_nitrogen , embedded in ice , and cut at 3 - 6 � m in a cryostat maintained at - 16 ` to - 20 ` .

Related terms

thermostat

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