inspissator
(ˈɪnspɪseɪtə(r))
[f. inspissate v. + -or.]
An apparatus for thickening or coagulating serum or other body fluids by heat.
| 1897 Muir & 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 Whitby & 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. |