autosampler
noun
au·to·sam·pler ˈȯ-tō-ˌsam-plər 
: a device that automatically loads collected samples (as for spectroscopic or chromatographic analysis) into a laboratory instrument
New autosamplers … have contributed substantially to the advancement of combinatorial chemistry, because the increased speed and decreased sample amounts have considerably reduced the cost of experiments.
Terrance A. Rooney
Terrance A. Rooney
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An autosampler—which Carson says looks a bit like R2D2 from Star Wars—sits near the manhole, slurping up a sample every half hour for 24 hours and storing the waste on ice until Carson or one of her team members picks it up to take it to a lab. Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2020
Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2020 Word History
Etymology
auto- + sampler entry 2
First Known Use
1916, in the meaning defined above