xylotomy
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Xylotomy — is the preparation of small slivers of wood for examination under a microscope, often using a microtome.It is useful for providing forensic evidence in some criminal cases where finding a fragment of wood on an individual and matching it to a… … Wikipedia
Xylotomy — Xy*lot o*my, n. [Pref. xylo + tomy.] Art of preparing sections (transverse, tangential, or radial) of wood, esp. by means of a microtome, for microscopic examination. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
xylotomy — [zī lät′əmē] n. 〚 XYLO + TOMY〛 the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic inspection xylotomist n. * * * xy·lot·o·my (zī lŏtʹə mē) n. pl. xy·lot·o·mies Preparation of sections of wood for microscopic study. xy·lotʹo·mist n … Universalium
xylotomy — [zī lät′əmē] n. [ XYLO + TOMY] the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic inspection xylotomist n … English World dictionary
xylotomy — xy·lot·o·my … English syllables
xylotomy — /zaɪˈlɒtəmi/ (say zuy lotuhmee) noun (plural xylotomies) the art of cutting sections of wood, as with a microtome, for microscopic examination. {xylo + tomy} –xylotomist, noun …
xylotomy — mē noun ( es) Etymology: xyl + tomy : the art of preparing sections of wood (as by means of a microtome) for microscopic examination … Useful english dictionary
Xylotomist — Xy*lot o*mist, n. One versed or engaged in xylotomy. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wood — Wooden redirects here. For other uses, see Wooden (disambiguation). Heartwood redirects here. For other uses, see Heartwood (disambiguation). This article is about the substance. For small forests, see woodland. For wood as a commodity, see… … Wikipedia
Xylotheque — A xylotheque (from the Greek xylon for wood and theque meaning repository ) is a wood collection.But just as a library is something more than merely a collection of books, a xylotheque is something more than just collection of wood. Almost all… … Wikipedia
