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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To cut into sections using a microtome
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noun
scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scientific instrument
History
Could be construed as either micro + -tome (“instrument for cutting”) or micro- + tome.
Across languages
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