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microtome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-tome
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.

verb

To cut into sections using a microtome

Example Sentences

Etymology

Could be construed as either micro + -tome (“instrument for cutting”) or micro- + tome.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

microtomes (plural) microtomes (present, singular) microtoming (participle, present) microtomed (participle, past) microtomed (past)

Derived Forms

cryomicrotome histomicrotome microtomic microtomize ultramicrotome

Questions

What does microtome mean?
A special instrument that produces very thin slices of plant and animal tissues, for later examination by light microscope or electron microscope.
Where does microtome come from?
Could be construed as either micro + -tome (“instrument for cutting”) or micro- + tome.

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