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1. a device for stabilizing or regulating
 rheostat
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2. a device for focusing something in a single direction
siderostat
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3. a substance or device that inhibits the growth or flow of something
fungistat
hemostat
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| [Via modern Latin -stata< Greek statos "standing," statēs "maker of something to stand"] |
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