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xylotomy

xylotomy noun: the art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination.

Noun

xylotomy (uncountable)

  1. The art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination.

Origin of xylotomy

From xylo- + -tomy.

Words formed from xylotomy

Questions about xylotomy

What does xylotomy mean?
Xylotomy means the art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination.
What part of speech is xylotomy?
Xylotomy is a noun.

Words near xylotomy in the dictionary

  1. xylotomic
  2. xylotomically
  3. xylotomist
  4. xylotomists
  5. xylotomous
  6. xylotomy
  7. xylotransferase
  8. xylotransferases
  9. xylotriose
  10. xylotrioses
  11. xylotroph

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