ultramicrotome

[ uhl-truh-mahy-kruh-tohm ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈmaɪ krəˌtoʊm /

noun Histology.

a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.

Origin of ultramicrotome

First recorded in 1945–50; ultra- + microtome

Words nearby ultramicrotome

ultramicrofiche, ultramicrometer, ultramicroscope, ultramicroscopic, ultramicroscopy, ultramicrotome, ultraminiature, ultraminiaturize, ultramodern, ultramontane, ultramontanism