microtome

[ mahy-kruh-tohm ]

/ ˈmaɪ krəˌtoʊm /

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noun

an instrument for cutting very thin sections, as of organic tissue, for microscopic examination.

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Origin of microtome

First recorded in 1855–60; micro- + -tome

OTHER WORDS FROM microtome

mi·cro·tom·ic

[mahy-kruh-tom-ik], /ˌmaɪ krəˈtɒm ɪk/, adjectivemi·crot·o·mist, noun

Words nearby microtome

microtechnology, microtektite, microtherm, microthin, micro-time, microtome, microtomy, microtone, microtopography, microtransaction, microtremor

How to use microtome in a sentence

Transfer block to plate of freezing microtome and freeze with carbon dioxide vapour.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
An instrument which will cut a blood corpuscle into several parts—that's the Microtome, the "small-cutter," as the name implies.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
The demonstrator turned, walked slowly back past the microtome, and left the laboratory by the preparation-room door.
The Plattner Story and Others|H. G. Wells
H—— has lent me a hand microtome and I have borrowed an old razor.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion

My hunting knife, honed as fine as the edge of a microtome blade.
Backlash|Winston Marks

British Dictionary definitions for microtome

microtome

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtəʊm) /

noun

an instrument used for cutting thin sections, esp of biological material, for microscopical examination

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