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compressorium|kɒmprɛˈsɔərɪəm| [f. as prec. + -orium: cf. L. scriptōrium, etc.] A compressor; spec. an instrument used in microscopical research by which a graduated pressure may be brought to bear on the object under examination.
1845Todd & Bowman Phys. Anat. I. 168 To steep it in weak acetic acid, and then to thin it out, under the compressorium. 1867J. Hogg Microsc. i. iii. 195. |