ultramicrotome

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noun

A microtome that cuts extremely thin slices of tissue, especially for use in electron microscopy.

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Meanings

nounultramicrotome (plural ultramicrotomes)

plural ultramicrotomes

  1. A microtome that cuts extremely thin slices of tissue, especially for use in electron microscopy.
verbultramicrotome (third-person singular simple present ultramicrotomes, present participle ultramicrotoming, simple past and past participle ultramicrotomed)

present singular third person ultramicrotomes · participle present ultramicrotoming · participle past ultramicrotomed · past ultramicrotomed

  1. To cut into sections by means of an ultramicrotome

Origin

From ultra- + microtome.

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Translations

Italian ultramicrotomo
  • ultramicrotomomicrotome that cuts extremely thin slices of tissue, especially for use in electron microscopy
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APA

ultramicrotome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramicrotome

MLA

“ultramicrotome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramicrotome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultramicrotome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultramicrotome.

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