microtome
English edit
Etymology edit
Could be construed as either micro + -tome (“instrument for cutting”) or micro- + tome.
Noun edit
microtome (plural microtomes)
- A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.
- Hyponym: cryostat
Translations edit
special instrument
Verb edit
microtome (third-person singular simple present microtomes, present participle microtoming, simple past and past participle microtomed)
Further reading edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
microtome m (plural microtomes)
- microtome
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “microtome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.