bacteriostat | (noun) a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth | - |
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butat | (noun) 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia | Synonyms: butut |
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coelostat | (noun) optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror | - |
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cryostat | (noun) a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures | - |
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habitat | (noun) the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs | Synonyms: home ground |
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haemostat | (noun) a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel | Synonyms: hemostat |
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hemostat | (noun) a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel | Synonyms: haemostat |
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photostat | (noun) a photocopy made on a Photostat machine | - |
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pyrostat | (noun) a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures | - |
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rheostat | (noun) resistor for regulating current | Synonyms: variable resistor |
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tat | (noun) tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar | Synonyms: cheapness, sleaze, tackiness |
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thermostat | (noun) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | Synonyms: thermoregulator |
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