microtomistn.
/mʌɪˈkrɒtəmɪst/, U.S. /ˌmaɪˈkrɑdəməst/ Biology and Medicine.
An expert in the use of a microtome; a microscopist.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one skilled in optics > [noun] > in use of instruments
telescopist1821
microscopist1835
micrologist1855
polariscopist1871
stereoscopist1875
microtomist1885
micrologue1892
1885 A. B. Lee (title) The microtomist's vade-mecum.
1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 830 An automatic machine for sharpening microtome knives, which..may prove to be just what every microtomist so much needs.
1955 P. Gray (title) The microtomist's formulary and guide.
1962 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 49 1047/2 A postive test for starch is still needed by the electron microtomist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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