cover glass

noun

Definition of COVER GLASS

: a piece of very thin glass or plastic used to cover material on a microscope slide

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noun cov·er glass \ˈkəv-ər-ˌglas\

: a piece of very thin glass used to cover material on a glass microscope slide

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