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cover glass
noun
- a thin, round or square piece of glass used to cover an object mounted on a slide for microscopic observation.
cover glass
noun
- a thin square of mounted glass used to protect a photographic slide
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cover glass1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
Touch the center of a cover-glass to the top of the drop and quickly place it, blood side down, upon a slide.
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Let dry, apply a cover-glass, and run glacial acetic acid underneath it.
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When considerable numbers are present, they can be detected and often identified in cover-glass smears.
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The film of ink may be covered with a long cover-glass and xylol balsam as a permanent preparation.
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Dip the cover-glass into a beaker containing hot water in order to remove some of the vaseline adhering to it.
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