cover slip
- noun
- /ˈkʌvər slɪp/
- Specialized
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portaobjetos
- The scientist carefully placed the specimen on the glass slide and covered it with a cover slip to protect it while viewing under the microscope.
Examples
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The glioma cells growing on the cover slip were fixed in 4.0% paraformaldehyde for 30 minutes, washed with PBS, and incubated with 1% Triton X-100 for 10 minutes.
Academic text (2016) -
And so if you have an objective and you have your your sample in here and it's on a, there's a slide and a cover slip, I'll extend this out.
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Twenty-six percent of respondents indicated that all slides and cover slips were managed as biohazardous sharps.
Academic text (2003) -
At the same time, a drop of the rumen fluid was placed on a glass slide, covered with a cover slip, and examined under low power of a microscope for the detection of protozoa.
Academic text (2013) -
Before examining the sample, she ensured that a cover slip was used to avoid contamination of the microscope lens.
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The technician adjusted the microscope and noted that the cells were clearly visible through the cover slip on the slide.
Synonyms
A thin flat piece of glass placed over a specimen on a microscope slide
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is compositionally transparent: 'cover' (something that covers/protects) plus 'slip' (a small flat piece) yields the idea of a small flat piece that covers a specimen. Although the term is technical (specifically a thin piece of glass), the function and form are directly inferable from the constituents, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably deduce the meaning.
Etymology
Cover slip is a very simple name for a very thin piece of glass that covers the specimen and slips over the microscope 'slide'. Because it really covers and fits closely, it 'protects' the sample and helps you see it under a microscope, so the term means the small glass used with a microscope.
