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cover slip
or cov·er·slip (kŭv′ər-slĭp′)n.
A small thin piece of glass used to cover a specimen on a microscope slide. Also called cover glass.
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cover slip
n
1. (General Physics) a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide that is to be examined under a microscope
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cover slip
- The small piece of thin glass that goes over the specimen on a microscope slide.See also related terms for small piece.
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Noun | 1. | cover slip - a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide plate glass, sheet glass - glass formed into large thin sheets microscope slide, slide - a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study |
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