- microtome
- mi·cro·tome
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microtome
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microtome — [ mikrotom; mikrɔtɔm ] n. m. • 1891; de micro et tome ♦ Sc. Instrument qui sert à couper dans des tissus animaux ou végétaux des lames très minces afin de les observer au microscope. ● microtome nom masculin Instrument permettant de découper des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Microtome — manuel Microtome électrique Un microtome … Wikipédia en Français
Microtome — Mi cro*tome (m[imac] kr[ o]*t[=o]m), n. [Micro + Gr. te mnein to cut.] An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microtome — microtome. См. микротом. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
microtome — [mī΄krōtōm΄] n. [ MICRO + TOME] any of various precision instruments for cutting thin sections, as of organic tissue, for study under the microscope … English World dictionary
Microtome — A microtome used in microscopy. A microtome (from the Greek mikros, meaning small , and temnein, meaning to cut ) is a sectioning instrument that allows for the cutting of extremely thin slices of material, known as sections. Microtomes are an… … Wikipedia
microtome — An instrument for making sections of biological tissue for examination under the microscope. SEE ALSO: ultramicrotome. SYN: histotome. * * * mi·cro·tome mī krə .tōm n an instrument for cutting sections (as of organic tissues) for microscopic… … Medical dictionary
microtome — 1. noun A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope. 2. verb To cut into sections using a microtome … Wiktionary
microtome — n. an instrument for cutting extremely thin slices of material that can be examined under a microscope. The material is usually embedded in a suitable medium, such as paraffin wax. A common type of microtome is a steel knife … The new mediacal dictionary
Microtome (moth) — Microtome Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
microtome — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1856 an instrument for cutting sections (as of biological tissues) for microscopic examination … New Collegiate Dictionary
