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ultracryotomy

ultracryotomy noun: the use of an ultramicrotome in the preparation of very thin, frozen samples of biological tissue.

Noun

ultracryotomy (uncountable)

  1. The use of an ultramicrotome in the preparation of very thin, frozen samples of biological tissue

Origin of ultracryotomy

From ultra- + cryotomy.

Questions about ultracryotomy

What does ultracryotomy mean?
Ultracryotomy means the use of an ultramicrotome in the preparation of very thin, frozen samples of biological tissue.
What part of speech is ultracryotomy?
Ultracryotomy is a noun.

Words near ultracryotomy in the dictionary

  1. ultracryomicrotome
  2. ultracryomicrotomes
  3. ultracryomicrotomy
  4. ultracryotome
  5. ultracryotomes
  6. ultracryotomy
  7. ultracytochemical
  8. ultracytochemically
  9. ultradangerous
  10. ultradarwinism
  11. ultradarwinist

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