inspissatorn.
/ˈɪnspɪseɪtə/ An apparatus for thickening or coagulating serum or other body fluids by heat.
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1897 R. Muir & J. Ritchie Man. Bacteriol. ii. 48 (caption) Blood serum inspissator.
1928 F. W. Tanner Pract. Bacteriol. i. 24 Some media..must be sterilized at low temperatures. For this purpose a serum coagulator, or inspissator, is used. The media are heated at from 57° to 60° C. for different lengths of time.
1951 L. E. H. Whitby & M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 5) iii. 22 A very rich solid medium may be made by coagulating serum or blood into a solid mass. The coagulation is effected by heating to 75° C. in an inspissator.
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