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cover slip

or cov·er·slip (kŭv′ər-slĭp′)
n.
A small thin piece of glass used to cover a specimen on a microscope slide. Also called cover glass.
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coverslip

(ˈkʌvəˌslɪp)
n
(General Physics) a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide that is to be examined under a microscope
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