microscopy
noun
the use of the microscope.
microscopist
-
a word derived from
microscopy.
Example Sentences
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The next year Tyrrell sent samples of B814 to June Almeida, a talented electron microscopist who did not have a university degree, at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
The 17th-century microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek claimed that each sperm cell contained within it a folded-up human being waiting patiently to unfurl.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2021
As he lamented to another microscopist in 1680, “I suffer many contradictions, and oft-times hear it said that I do but tell fairy-tales about the little animals.”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 21, 2015
“We're using scanning electron microscopy and insects as a 'Trojan horse' to get kids interested in the possibility of science as a career choice,” says Scott Robinson, a microscopist at the university.
From Nature ● Oct. 16, 2013
“These were done by my microscopist, Tom Geisbert,” Jahrling said.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
