Definition of microtome in English:
microtome
noun ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)təʊmˈmaɪkrəˌtoʊm
Biology An instrument for cutting extremely thin sections of material for examination under a microscope.
Example sentencesExamples
- Selected specimens were examined under the SEM, then embedded in resin and cut into 3 m thin sections using a rotation microtome.
- Leaves were sectioned on a sliding microtome and stained with safranin and Alcian Blue before being dehydrated through an alcohol series, taken through Histoclear and mounted onto microscope slides in Euparal.
- Thick 250 m slices cut on a vibrating microtome are prepared and maintained in vitro for 0-3 days.
- Pod wall, seed coat, and seed sections, from fresh glasshouse-grown material harvested mid-photoperiod, were cut using a sledge microtome.
- To avoid possible contamination during cutting of the slides, the microtome and water bath were cleaned thoroughly before histologic sectioning of a case for molecular analysis.
Definition of microtome in US English:
microtome
nounˈmīkrəˌtōmˈmaɪkrəˌtoʊm
Biology An instrument for cutting extremely thin sections of material for examination under a microscope.
Example sentencesExamples
- To avoid possible contamination during cutting of the slides, the microtome and water bath were cleaned thoroughly before histologic sectioning of a case for molecular analysis.
- Pod wall, seed coat, and seed sections, from fresh glasshouse-grown material harvested mid-photoperiod, were cut using a sledge microtome.
- Selected specimens were examined under the SEM, then embedded in resin and cut into 3 m thin sections using a rotation microtome.
- Thick 250 m slices cut on a vibrating microtome are prepared and maintained in vitro for 0-3 days.
- Leaves were sectioned on a sliding microtome and stained with safranin and Alcian Blue before being dehydrated through an alcohol series, taken through Histoclear and mounted onto microscope slides in Euparal.