microtome

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Definition of microtome

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.

“The first microtome was constructed for John Hill, to make the specimens described in his book on the structure of timber (1770).”

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noun

A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.

“The first microtome was constructed for John Hill, to make the specimens described in his book on the structure of timber (1770).”

verb

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Could be construed as either micro + -tome (“instrument for cutting”) or micro- + tome.

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