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microtomize

microtomize verb: to slice by means of a microtome.

Verb

microtomize (third-person singular simple present microtomizes, present participle microtomizing, simple past and past participle microtomized)

  1. (transitive) To slice by means of a microtome.

Forms of microtomize

third-person singular presentmicrotomizes
present participlemicrotomizing
past participlemicrotomized
pastmicrotomized

Origin of microtomize

From microtome + -ize.

Questions about microtomize

What does microtomize mean?
Microtomize means to slice by means of a microtome.
What part of speech is microtomize?
Microtomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of microtomize?
The past tense of microtomize is microtomized.

Words near microtomize in the dictionary

  1. microtomical
  2. microtomies
  3. microtoming
  4. microtomist
  5. microtomists
  6. microtomize
  7. microtomized
  8. microtomizes
  9. microtomizing
  10. microtomogram
  11. microtomograms

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