"coverslip" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: coverslips [plural]
Etymology: cover + slip Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cover|slip}} cover + slip Head templates: {{en-noun}} coverslip (plural coverslips)
  1. A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide. Synonyms: coverglass Translations (Translations): cobreobjectes [masculine] (Catalan), Deckglas [neuter] (German), καλυπτρίδα (kalyptrída) [feminine] (Greek), uhi angiangi (Maori), لامل (lâmel) (Persian), cubreobjetos [masculine] (Spanish), täckglas [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-coverslip-en-noun-9dYJvUap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11

Verb [English]

Forms: coverslips [present, singular, third-person], coverslipping [participle, present], coverslipped [participle, past], coverslipped [past]
Etymology: cover + slip Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cover|slip}} cover + slip Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} coverslip (third-person singular simple present coverslips, present participle coverslipping, simple past and past participle coverslipped)
  1. To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.
    Sense id: en-coverslip-en-verb-8fM6yELx

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