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MICROTOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does microtome mean?
• MICROTOME (noun)
The noun MICROTOME has 1 sense:
1. scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
Familiarity information: MICROTOME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("microtome" is a kind of...):
scientific instrument (an instrument used by scientists)
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