cover slip
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A student carefully places a cover slip over a drop of water on a microscope slide.
Definition
- Noun:
- A small, thin piece of glass: A cover slip is a very thin, flat piece of glass or plastic. It is used in microscopy to cover and protect a specimen that is placed on a microscope slide.
Usage
- The primary function of a cover slip is to flatten the specimen for clear viewing under a microscope and to prevent it from drying out.
- It is placed gently over a liquid or solid sample on a slide, often with a mounting medium in between.
Examples
- Noun:
- After placing the drop of water on the slide, she carefully lowered the cover slip to avoid air bubbles.
- The cover slip protects the delicate specimen from damage and contamination.
Advanced Usage
- "To mount a cover slip": The process of placing a cover slip over a specimen on a slide.
- Proper technique is required to mount a cover slip without trapping bubbles.
Variants and Related Words
Cover glass (n): A synonym for cover slip.
- The terms cover slip and cover glass are often used interchangeably in the laboratory.
Microscope slide (n): The rectangular piece of glass on which the specimen is placed before being covered by the cover slip.
- First, prepare the sample on a microscope slide, then add the cover slip.
Synonyms
- Cover glass: The most direct synonym.
- Coverslip: A common alternative spelling, often written as one word.
A student carefully places a cover slip over a drop of water on a microscope slide.
Noun
- a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide