a microtome used for cutting sections for examination by an electron microscope
ultramicrotome in American English
(ˌultrəˈmaikrəˌtoum)
noun
Histology
a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination
Word origin
[1945–50; ultra- + microtome]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ergative, on-line, regression analysis, shootout, spin-offultra- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning“on the far side of, beyond.” In relation to the base to which it is prefixed, ultra- has the senses “located beyond, on the far side of” (ultramontane; ultraviolet), “carrying to the furthest degree possible, on the fringe of” (ultraleft; ultramodern), “extremely” (ultralight); nouns to which it is added denote, in general, objects, properties, phenomena,etc., that surpass customary norms, or instruments designed to produce or deal withsuch things (ultramicroscope; ultrasound; ultrastructure)
Examples of 'ultramicrotome' in a sentence
ultramicrotome
Agarose coating, wax and resin embedding are, respectively, associated with vibratome, microtome and ultramicrotome sectioning.
Yves Verhertbruggen, Yves Verhertbruggen, Yves Verhertbruggen, Jesse L. Walker, JesseL. Walker, Fabienne Guillon, Henrik V. Scheller, Henrik V. Scheller, Henrik V. Scheller 2017, 'A Comparative Study of Sample Preparation for Staining and Immunodetection of PlantCell Walls by Light Microscopy', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01505/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)