Definition of Cryostat

1. Noun. A thermostat that operates at very low temperatures.

Generic synonyms: Thermoregulator, Thermostat

Definition of Cryostat

1. Noun. Any device used to maintain a constant low temperature ¹

2. Noun. (biology) A microtome held at a constant low temperature ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cryostat

1. a refrigerating device [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cryostat

1. A freezing chamber. Origin: cryo-+ G. Statos, standing (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryostat

cryoscope
cryoscopes
cryoscopic
cryoscopies
cryoscopy
cryosection
cryosectioned
cryosectioning
cryosections
cryosleep
cryosolvent
cryospasm
cryosphere
cryospheric
cryostasis
cryostat (current term)
cryostatic
cryostats
cryosurgeon
cryosurgeons
cryosurgeries
cryosurgery
cryosurgical
cryosurgically
cryotechnologies
cryotechnology
cryotemperature
cryotemperatures
cryothalamectomy
cryotherapies

Literary usage of Cryostat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2003)
"The cavity, built using the standard niobium on copper technique, was previously tested in a vertical cryostat, showing Q0 and accelerating field exceeding ..."

2. Bulletin of the Bureau of Standards by United States Bureau of Standards, Bureau of Standards, United States (1914)
"It was found that a specimen thus prepared and put in the cryostat at 4 pm ... Transfer of the specimen from the storage cryostat to the weighing one ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"АО announces the first frost-free cryostat It's a hot one. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT DIVISION • BUFFALO. ..."

4. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1903)
"Baths of very uniform and constant low temperatures in the cryostat. A cryostat of modified form for apparatus of small dimensions. IV. ..."

5. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"In addition, the cryostat should be disinfected periodically (at least weekly). If it is known that the patient has an infection that represents a hazard ..."

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