coverslip

See also: cover slip

English

Etymology

From cover +‎ slip.

Noun

coverslip (plural coverslips)

1. A thin glass plate used to cover samples mounted on a microscope slide.

   Synonym: coverglass

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: cobreobjectes m
• German: Deckglas (de) n
• Greek: καλυπτρίδα f (kalyptrída)
• Maori: uhi angiangi
• Persian: لامل (lâmel)
• Portuguese: lamínula f
• Spanish: cubreobjetos (es) m
• Swedish: täckglas (sv) n

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.

Anagrams

• slipcover