thermoregulator

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thermoregulator

(ˌθɜːməʊˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtə)

1. (General Physics) another word for thermostat

2. another word for thermostat

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Noun

thermoregulator - a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat

thermostat

bimetallic strip - a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature

cooling system, engine cooling system - equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine

cryostat - a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures

brooder, incubator - apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

pyrostat - a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures

regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.

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The temperature of the perfused aCSF solution was consistently maintained at 33[degrees]C with a thermoregulator with a negative feedback circuit component probe at the part where the perfusion system opens to the recording chamber.

Biophysical Properties of ERG Channels in Octopus Neurons of Ventral Cochlear Nucleus

Fermentation was performed at 43[degrees]C[+ or -]2[degrees]C for 4 hours in a box air thermoregulator. The colony forming units (cfu) were calculated after 72 hours of classical plate cultivation (30[degrees]C) with GTK M agar according to Czech technical standard CSN ISO 6610 [16].

Physiochemical characteristics and fermentation ability of milk from Czech Fleckvieh cows are related to genetic polymorphisms of [beta]-casein, [kappa]-casein, and [beta]-lactoglobulin

Sweating is our most efficient and effective thermoregulator and mine was suddenly in overdrive.

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A Neslab thermoregulator model HX 150 (Newington, NH) was connected to the right side of the gradient to cool the water to 10[degrees]C; a 1000-W heater was placed at the left side, which was connected to a temperature-controlled heater to heat the water to 30[degrees]C, generating a stable temperature gradient (v = 6.50 + 1.68 X, [r.sup.2] = 0.98, where x = segments of gradient and y = temperature of the gradient segments).

Preferred temperature, critical thermal maximum, and metabolic response of the black sea urchin Arbacia Stellata (Blainville, 1825; GMelin, 1791)

Along this spectrum of thermoregulatory behavior, the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum: Phrynosomatidae) is a thermoregulator that maintains its body temperature within a zone ranging from approximately 35-39[degrees]C (Heath, 1965; Prieto and Whitford, 1971).

Natural ultraviolet-B exposure of the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) at a North Texas wildlife refuge

Tap water in a 2-gallon polycarbonate jar or reservoir was heated to 47[degrees]C using a TU-15 TEMPUNIT thermoregulator (Bailey Instruments, Saddle Brook, NJ).

Effects of hyperthermia on the ultrastructure of spontaneous mouse mammary tumors with reference to viral dysmorphogenesis

The apparatus comprises, as main components, a working recipient, a thermoregulator, a timer, a heating system based on the electromagnetic induction principle and an electronic system that controls the apparatus operation.