to protect the smear or specimen from damage.
a cover slip
A cover slip looks like a small thin little sheet of glass that you use in science when studying microscopy.
A cover slip is a thin square of glass that you put over a specimen on a microscope slide. The cover slip stops the specimen from drying out, and squishes it so that light can get though it easier
The purpose is to maintain flat the sample.
cover slip is a small piece of glass which is used to cover.
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cover slip
cover slip
The small piece of glass used to cover the specimen on the slide is called a cover slip. It is placed on top of the specimen to protect it and to prevent it from drying out during observation under a microscope.
A cover slip is a thin square of glass that you put over a specimen on a microscope slide. The cover slip stops the specimen from drying out, and squishes it so that light can get though it easier
That's called a 'cover slip'.
A cover slip is what is placed on top of the specimen or material being observed through the microscope.