freeze fracturing

freeze fracturing

noun Biology.
a method of preparing a biological specimen for electron microscopic study by rapid freezing, cleaving with a sharp knife or razor, and then covering with a thin layer of metal to make the internal structural planes visible.
Also, freeze-frac·tur·ing.


Origin:
1975–80

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Freeze fracturing is always a great word to know.
So is adaptation. Does it mean:
any alteration in the structure of an organism resulting from natural selection, by which the organism becomes more able to survive in its environment
a mature sexual reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism
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freeze-frac·ture

[freez-frak-cher]
verb (used with object), freeze-frac·tured, freeze-frac·tur·ing.
to prepare (material) for the electron microscope by freeze fracturing.

Origin:
1965–70
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