English Explanatory Dictionary

coverslip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
verb
  1. To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.

Word forms

coverslip coverslips coverslipping coverslipped

Etymology

From cover + slip.

Synonyms

coverglass
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