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ultramicrotome

[ uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-tohm ]

noun

, Histology.
  1. a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ultramicrotome1

First recorded in 1945–50; ultra- + microtome

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