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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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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