coverslip

Microscope slide glass

A coverslip is a thin, flat piece of glass or plastic placed over a specimen on a microscope slide.

It protects the sample, holds it in place, and creates a uniform surface for viewing: She carefully lowered the coverslip onto the drop of pond water.

Also called a cover glass.

microscopy

slide

Smooth continuous movement

specimenIndividual for examination
glassTransparent solid from sand
mountingSteadily increasing in degree

objective · immersion · oil · preparation · sample · tissue · cells · staining · histology · cytology

function

protection

Guarding against harm

sealAuthentication stamp or mark
preservationMaintaining something's condition
mountingSteadily increasing in degree

barrier · evaporation · contamination · flatness · imaging · immersion · adhesion · medium · glycerol · sealant

material

glass

Transparent solid from sand

borosilicateHeat-tolerant glass compound
quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
plasticCapable of being molded

thickness · optical · transparent · thin · fragile · delicate · rectangular · square · circular · disposable

coverslip

slide

protection

glass

coverslip

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