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coverslip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
cov-er-slip
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.

verb

To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.

Etymology

From cover + slip.

Inflected Forms

coverslips (plural) coverslips (present, singular) coverslipping (participle, present) coverslipped (participle, past) coverslipped (past)

Synonyms

coverglass

Questions

What does coverslip mean?
A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.
Where does coverslip come from?
From cover + slip.

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