cover slip

American  

noun

1. Microscopy. cover glass.

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cover slip British  

noun

1. a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide that is to be examined under a microscope

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Etymology

Origin of cover slip

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

To observe the granules’ movements, Brangwynne squeezed worm gonads that harbor the structures between two microscope cover slips.

From Science Magazine

He and his colleagues removed the organs of Corti, home of the hair bundles, from the ears of mouse pups, and cultured them on microscope-slide cover slips.

From Economist

I was led to this after inspecting and rejecting four ounces of microscope cover slips, a most wearisome process.

From Project Gutenberg

I then separated the ether carefully from the rest of the blood mixture and put a few drops of it on a slide, covered them with a cover slip and sealed the edges with balsam.

From Project Gutenberg

If the section be very delicate, the cover slip should be placed over it before it is moved to the proper slide.

From Project Gutenberg