noun
- a thin piece of glass or plastic placed over a specimen on a microscope slide
Usage: scientific; laboratory
Examples
- Place the coverslip gently over the specimen to avoid air bubbles.
- The biology student carefully positioned the coverslip on the slide.
- Without a coverslip, the microscope image appeared blurry.
- She cracked the coverslip while preparing the sample.
- The lab kit included slides, coverslips, and staining solution.
- Remove the coverslip before cleaning the microscope slide.