hydrostat

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English

Etymology

hydro- +‎ -stat

Noun

hydrostat (plural hydrostats)

  1. A mechanism that regulates the amount of water in a boiler.
  2. (biology) A muscle tissue, composed mostly of water, that maintains a constant volume during contraction.

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