Microtome
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mi·cro·tome 
[mahy-kruh-tohm] Pronunciation Key
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[mahy-kruh-tohm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination. |
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mi·crot·o·mist, noun
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| mi·cro·tome
(mī'krə-tōm') Pronunciation Key
n. An instrument used to cut a specimen, as of organic tissue, into thin sections for microscopic examination. |
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| microtome | |
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| scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination |
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Microtome
Mi"cro*tome\, n. [Micro- + Gr. te`mnein to cut.] An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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