COVERSLIP

Etymology

Noun

coverslip (plural coverslips)

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

Synonym: coverglass

Verb

coverslip (third-person singular simple present coverslips, present participle coverslipping, simple past and past participle coverslipped)

To cover (a sample) with a coverslip.

Anagrams

• slipcover

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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