Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alcohol clamp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: al-co-hol -clamp
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A research procedure where ethanol is administered intravenously in order to keep a constant blood alcohol concentration over time.

Example Sentences

"This study characterizes a method for maintaining steady-state blood alcohol levels over several hours in the rat, referred to as the "alcohol clamp.""
"The alcohol clamp was developed to allow researchers to maintain a target BrAC in study participants despite these factors."
"An alcohol clamp method combined with physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling is more suitable since this can achieve fine control over the rate, magnitude, and duration of exposure to alcohol within a range of 0.05 mg/mL."

Inflected Forms

alcohol clamps (plural)

Questions

What does alcohol clamp mean?: A research procedure where ethanol is administered intravenously in order to keep a constant blood alcohol concentration over time.

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