ultramicrotomen.
A microtome for cutting sections thin enough for electron microscopy (typically about 300 nanometres thick).
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ultramicrotome1953
1953 Jrnl. Electron Microsc. 1 44 (heading) A simplified thermal expansion type ultramicrotome.
1966 D. G. Brandon Mod. Techniques Metallogr. 92 A plate glass or diamond knife ultramicrotome has proved to be the most successful method available for producing thin sections of biological specimens for electron microscope examination, and serious attempts have been made to adapt the technique to metallurgical specimens.
1980 Amer. Jrnl. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 29 775/1 Ultra-thin sections..were cut with either glass knives or diamond knives on an ultramicrotome.
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ultraˈmicrotomed adj. sectioned with an ultramicrotome.
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turbidimetric1911
polarographic1926
photogoniometric1939
ultramicrotomed1976
1976 Nature 8 Apr. 513/1 Detailed examinations of a Georgia kaolinite using high resolution electron microscopy of ultramicrotomed section of the kaolinite mineral revealed not only the expected 7 Ȧ (001) spacing, but also occasional 10 and 14 Ȧ spacings.
1982 Electrochimica Acta XXVII. 245 Electron microscopy..of stripped anodic films and ultramicrotomed sections of the aluminium substrate and the anodic film have been used to examine directly the general film growth over the macroscopic metal surface.
ultramiˈcrotomy n. the practice or technique of using the ultramicrotome.
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turbidimetry1920
polarography1932
ultramicrotomy1949
1949 Science 15 July 66/2 A promising new development in ultramicrotomy is presented.
1978 Nature 30 Mar. 433/1 Ultramicrotomy and ion beam thinning of films..have provided greater information on film morphology and composition.
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