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Micrometer
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Micrometer

micrometer An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of... Read More

Micron
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Micron

micron (Science: physics) A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimetre; the millionth part of a meter. Origin:... Read More

Drawtube
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Drawtube

Drawtube (Science: microscopy) The smaller of the two tubes on a monocular microscope. The drawtube (if present) carries the... Read More

Depth of field
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Depth of field

Depth of field (Science: microscopy) The depth or thickness of the object space that is simultaneously in acceptable... Read More

Plasmid
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Plasmid

Definition noun, plural: plasmids A linear or circular double-stranded DNA that is capable of replicating independently of... Read More