xylotomy

American

[zahy-lot-uh-mee] / zaɪˈlɒt ə mi /

noun

the preparation of transverse, tangential, or radial sections of wood for examination under a microscope.

xylotomy British

/ zaɪˈlɒtəmɪ /

noun

the preparation of sections of wood for examination by microscope

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Derived Forms

xylotomist

noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

xylotomies

plural

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