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Definition of Chemostat
1. Noun. (biochemistry) An apparatus for the continuous culture of microorganisms in a steady state ¹
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Definition of Chemostat
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Medical Definition of Chemostat
1. Apparatus for maintaining a bacterial population in the exponential phase of growth by regulating the input of a rate limiting nutrient and the removal of medium and cells. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)