Microtome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An instrument used to cut a specimen, as of organic tissue, into thin sections for microscopic examination.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.
  • v. To cut into sections using a microtome
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument for making very fine sections or thin slices of objects for microscopic examination.
  • To cut (a tissue or organ) into thin sections with the aid of a microtome.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
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