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MICROSCOPE SLIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

Synonyms:

microscope slide; slide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("microscope slide" is a kind of...):

plate glass; sheet glass (glass formed into large thin sheets)

Meronyms (parts of "microscope slide"):

cover glass; cover slip (a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide)

section (a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope)

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