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GLOSSARY
LALS OPTION This option is for use on flow cytometers that measure a low angle of forward scatter (FALS)
light.
Laminar flow hood Also called: safety cabinet.
lb Pound, a unit of weight.
Leukocyte White blood cell.
Lot number A manufacturer’s code that identifies when a reagent was manufactured.
Lysing/Lysis Disruption of the cellular membrane.
Mean Arithmetic average of a group of data.
mg
Milligram, a unit of weight, equal to 10
-3
gram.
Microcontroller An integrated circuit that can organize the functions of multiple components.
Microprocessor The integrated circuitry for electronically controlled devices.
mL
Milliliter, a unit of volumetric measurement, equal to 10
-3
liter.
mm Millimeter, a unit of linear measurement, equal to one-thousandth of a meter.
Monoclonal antibodies Antibodies produced by a single cell or its identical progeny, specific for a given antigen.
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets.
µL
Microliter, a unit of volumetric measurement, equal to 10
-6
liter.
Optical flag switch A switch that moves to the ON position when its optical sensor detects the presence of an
object, such as the test tube.
Positive-displacement
pipet A pipet that entraps a measured quantity of liquid, increases its pressure and then delivers
the liquid.
Precision A measure of the ability of the instrument to reproduce similar results when a sample is run
repeatedly. Also called: reproducibility.
Preincubation Maintaining a chemical mixture at a specified temperature for a specific time period.
Quality Control (QC) A comprehensive set of procedures your laboratory sets up to ensure that an instrument is
working accurately and precisely.
Reproducibility A procedure to check that the system gives similar results (within established limits) every
time it measures the same sample. Also called: precision.
rpm Revolutions per minute.
Safety cabinet Also called: laminar flow hood.
SD (Standard Deviation) A measure of deviation from the mean.
Tare weight A deduction from the gross weight made to allow for the weight of a container.
Tube loading position The position where the carousel starts processing; tube position 1 is at the dispensing head
position (3 o’clock position).
Transient A temporary phenomenon such as a pulse, that occurs before a system’s power reaches the
steady state condition.
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