ULTRAMICROTOME

Etymology

Noun

ultramicrotome (plural ultramicrotomes)

A microtome that cuts extremely thin slices of tissue, especially for use in electron microscopy.

Verb

ultramicrotome (third-person singular simple present ultramicrotomes, present participle ultramicrotoming, simple past and past participle ultramicrotomed)

To cut into sections by means of an ultramicrotome

Source: Wiktionary



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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