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<term>
  <id>14181</id>
  <title>plate washer</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - plate washer</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.14181</doi>
  <code>14181</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Automated device used to wash the wells of microplates.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>The device usually has functions that allow precise height adjustment for minimized residual volume, and digitally controlled aspiration or dispensing pumps to provide high accuracy and flow control.</item>
      </notes>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. 'Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1151 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-05-03)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'plate washer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14181</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-06-27T15:22:23+00:00</accessed>
</term>
