1. Plural of chemostat; laboratory devices that maintain a constant environment for growing microorganisms by controlling nutrient supply and waste removal.
Usage: technical; biology/microbiology

Examples

• The researchers used chemostats to study bacterial growth rates under controlled conditions.
• Chemostats allow scientists to maintain steady-state populations of microorganisms for extended periods.
• The laboratory was equipped with several chemostats for conducting fermentation experiments.
• By adjusting the flow rate in chemostats, researchers can control the dilution rate of the culture.
• Chemostats are essential tools in microbiology for investigating how organisms respond to nutrient limitation.