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Answer for the clue "A resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) ", 9 letters:
barretter

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A ballast resistor

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
barretter \bar"ret*ter\, n. [OF. bareter to exchange. Cf. Barter .] 1. (Electronics) a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (such as those arising from temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope. Syn: ballast resistor. Note: The ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) [syn: ballast resistor , ballast ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Barretter may refer to: Hot wire barretter , an early form of radio demodulator Iron-hydrogen resistor or barretter, a hydrogen-filled glass bulb in which an iron wire is located