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immersion oil

immersion oil noun: a transparent oil of a specific refractive index and viscosity used to increase the resolving power of a microscope by filling the gap between the objective lens and the specimen.

Noun

immersion oil

  1. (microscopy) A transparent oil of a specific refractive index and viscosity used to increase the resolving power of a microscope by filling the gap between the objective lens and the specimen.

Questions about immersion oil

What does immersion oil mean?
Immersion oil means a transparent oil of a specific refractive index and viscosity used to increase the resolving power of a microscope by filling the gap between the objective lens and the specimen.
What part of speech is immersion oil?
Immersion oil is a noun.

Words near immersion oil in the dictionary

  1. immersion heater
  2. immersion heaters
  3. immersion journalism
  4. immersion lens
  5. immersion lenses
  6. immersion oil
  7. immersion suit
  8. immersion suits
  9. immersional
  10. immersionism
  11. immersionist

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