ultramicrotome

noun

ul·​tra·​mi·​cro·​tome ˌəl-trə-ˈmī-krə-ˌtōm How to pronounce ultramicrotome (audio)
: a microtome for cutting extremely thin sections for electron microscopy
ultramicrotomy noun

Examples of ultramicrotome in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jeff Lichtman, a neuroscientist at Harvard University, has built a device called an ultramicrotome that uses a diamond knife to shave brain tissue layer by layer. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2012 The ultramicrotome then affixes each slice to a tape that gets fed into a microscope. Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2012

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ultramicrotome was in 1946

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“Ultramicrotome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultramicrotome. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

ultramicrotome

noun
ul·​tra·​mi·​cro·​tome -ˈmī-krə-ˌtōm How to pronounce ultramicrotome (audio)
: a microtome for cutting extremely thin sections for electron microscopy
ultramicrotomy noun
plural ultramicrotomies
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