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semithin

semithin adjective: somewhat thin.

Adjective

semithin (not comparable)

  1. somewhat thin
    • During embedding, we paid outmost care on the orientation of the specimens, and before cutting ultrathin sections, we observed semithin sections to make sure that the medial part of the central brain is in the cutting surface.2015 July 6, “Specialized Cortex Glial Cells Accumulate Lipid Droplets in Drosophila melanogaster”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of semithin

From semi- + thin.

Questions about semithin

What does semithin mean?
Semithin means somewhat thin.
What part of speech is semithin?
Semithin is an adjective.

Words near semithin in the dictionary

  1. Semites
  2. semithalloid
  3. semitheatrical
  4. semitheological
  5. semithick
  6. semithin
  7. Semitic
  8. Semitically
  9. Semiticism
  10. Semiticisms
  11. Semiticist

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