glass slides

Thin sample holders

Glass slides are thin, flat pieces of glass used to hold specimens for examination under a microscope.

A sample is placed on the slide, often covered with a thinner coverslip, then positioned on the microscope stage for viewing.

The biology students prepared glass slides with onion cells.

Also called microscope slides.

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coverslip · stain · biology · transparent · smear · sample · thin · fragile · lens · magnification · preparation · fixative · pathology · cell · tissue · histology · examination · mounting

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specimen viewing method

glass slidesgross examination

Inspection without magnification

specimen containment format

glass slidespetri dishes

Laboratory microorganism cultivation vessels

test tubes · beakers · specimen jars · cuvettes · bioreactors

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G