coverslip

See also: cover slip

English

Etymology

cover +‎ slip

Noun

coverslip (plural coverslips)

A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide

Translations

German: Deckglas (de) n
Greek: καλυπτρίδα f (kalyptrída)

Spanish: cubreobjetos (es) m
Swedish: täckglas (sv) n

Verb

coverslip (third-person singular simple present coverslips, present participle coverslipping, simple past and past participle coverslipped)

To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.

Anagrams

slipcover

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