microtome

Speech parts

1. microtome - Noun

2. microtome - Verb

Meaning

An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

coulter gill cleaver lancet tool knife chisel hatchet bodkin mattock arms blade cutter guillotine cutlery
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Antonyms

spoon

Hypernyms

scientific instrument

Examples

The tissue is then placed in paraffin wax for a number of hours and then set in a mold with wax to cool and solidify; sections are cut then on a microtome. Source: Internet

Cryosectioning main Fixed or unfixed tissue may be frozen and sliced using a microtome mounted in a refrigeration device known as a cryostat. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

microtitrate microtitration microtitre microtomentose microtomentum microtomic