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Synonyms & antonyms
nouna small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide
Similar
cover glass
Broader
plate glasssheet glass
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
cover slip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20slip
MLA
“cover slip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20slip. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cover slip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20slip.
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