Meanings
nouncoverslip (plural coverslips)
plural coverslips
- A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
Synonyms: coverglass
verbcoverslip (third-person singular simple present coverslips, present participle coverslipping, simple past and past participle coverslipped)
present singular third person coverslips · participle present coverslipping · participle past coverslipped · past coverslipped
- To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
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Bulgarian покривно стъкло
- покривно стъкло (pokrivno stăklo)Translations
Catalan cobreobjectes
- cobreobjectesTranslations
German Deckglas
- DeckglasTranslations
Greek καλυπτρίδα
- καλυπτρίδα (kalyptrída)Translations
Māori uhi angiangi
- uhi angiangiTranslations
Persian لامل
- لامل (lâmel)Translations
Portuguese lamínula
- lamínulaTranslations
Spanish cubreobjetos
- cubreobjetosTranslations
Swedish täckglas
- täckglasTranslations
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APA
coverslip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coverslip
MLA
“coverslip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coverslip. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coverslip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coverslip.
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