
Microtome
UK
/ˈmaɪkrəʊtəʊm/
US
/ˈmaɪkroʊtoʊm/

Translation of "microtome" into Russian
microtome
NounUK
/ˈmaɪkrəʊtəʊm/
US
/ˈmaɪkroʊtoʊm/
microtome
microtomes pl
The scientist used a microtome to prepare thin slices of tissue for examination.
Учёный использовал микротом для подготовки тонких срезов ткани для исследования.
Definitions
microtome
NounUK
/ˈmaɪkrəʊtəʊm/
US
/ˈmaɪkroʊtoʊm/
An instrument used to cut extremely thin slices of material, such as biological tissues, for examination under a microscope.
The scientist used a microtome to prepare the tissue samples for microscopic analysis.
microtome
VerbUK
/ˈmaɪkrəʊtəʊm/
US
/ˈmaɪkroʊtoʊm/
To cut (a specimen) into extremely thin sections with a microtome.
The technician microtomed the paraffin-embedded tissue at 4 µm.