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The smartphone’s camera then snaps a picture of the coverslip through its lenses and filters.
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Katherine Kornei, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
Per Popular Science, the team then covered the opening with a small piece of glass called a coverslip.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
Finally, the technician would mount a thin glass coverslip over the slides to protect the sections.
—Lynne Parenti, Smithsonian, 14 Mar. 2018
At one time, coverslips, mirrors and lenses ruled the world of microscopy.
—Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2018
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Katherine Kornei, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2015
Per Popular Science, the team then covered the opening with a small piece of glass called a coverslip.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
Finally, the technician would mount a thin glass coverslip over the slides to protect the sections.
—Lynne Parenti, Smithsonian, 14 Mar. 2018
At one time, coverslips, mirrors and lenses ruled the world of microscopy.
—Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2018
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“Coverslip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coverslip. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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coverslip
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cov·er·slip
ˈkəv-ər-ˌslip 
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coverslip
noun
cov·er·slip
ˈkəv-ər-ˌslip
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