Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wet mount

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: wet -mount
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microscope slide on which a fluid or something suspended in a fluid is placed and held under a cover slip.

noun

A diagnostic test in which a wet mount is used.

Example Sentences

"Using a medicine dropper, prepare separate wet mounts from each of the three cultures. Examine each slide under a light microscope."
"Dynacare currently offers both the Hologic Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis Assay, a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), and wet mount for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV)."

Inflected Forms

wet mounts (plural)

Synonyms

temporary mount

Antonyms

dry mount

Questions

What does wet mount mean?: A microscope slide on which a fluid or something suspended in a fluid is placed and held under a cover slip.

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