accelerostat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

accelerostat accelerostats

Etymology

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

Related words

auxo-accelerostat decelerostat dilution rate stat
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