filtertop

English

Etymology

filter +‎ top

Noun

filtertop (plural filtertops)

  1. The top section of an animal cage, such as a microisolator, that incorporates a filter.
    • 1983, Laboratory Animal Science, page 502:
      To avoid further problems, animals were housed in shoebox cages with filtertops in a laminar-flow cabinet within an isolation cubicle. All caging, feed, water, and bedding were autoclaved before use.
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