CLINOSTATS

Noun

clinostats

plural of clinostat

Source: Wiktionary


CLINOSTAT

Cli"no*stat, n. [Gr. to incline + to make to stand.] (Bot.)

Definition: An apparatus consisting of a slowly revolving disk, usually regulated by clockwork, by means of wich the action of external agents, as light and gravity, on growing plants may be regulated or eliminated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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