coverslips

Thin specimen covers

Coverslips are thin, flat pieces of glass or plastic placed over specimens on microscope slides.

They protect the sample, hold it in place, and create a flat surface for viewing: She carefully lowered the coverslip onto the tissue section.

Also called cover glasses.

The singular is coverslip.

microscopy

specimen

Individual for examination

magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
objective lensLight-gathering optical element
tissue sampleExcised cells for examination

focus · resolution · fluorescence · darkfield · confocal · histology · cytology · micrograph · staining · viewing

function

protection

Guarding against harm

sealingMaking impermeable
flatteningReducing to evenness
preservationMaintaining something's condition

mounting · containment

material

quartz

Crystalline silicon dioxide

plasticCapable of being molded
thicknessDepth of material
circularForming a closed curve

square · rectangular · 9mm · 18mm · 22mm · 24mm · flatness · clarity

labware

microscope slide

Glass rectangle for magnification

glass slideTransparent specimen mount
petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube

specimen jar · culture dish · forceps · dropper

Categories

lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
histologyhistology, tissue, cells, microscope slides, tissue sections
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Opposites

microscope slide components

coverslipsmicroscope slides

Glass specimen platforms

glass slides · slides

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Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G