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 weapon used in a crime would be helpful. One xylotomist, Arthur Koehler, was able to provide cru...
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• (n.) Art of preparing sections (transverse, tangential, or radial) of wood, esp. by means of a microtome, for microscopic examination.
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Xy·lot'o·my noun [ Prefix
xylo- +
-tomy .] Art of preparing sections (transverse, tangential, or radial) of wood, esp. by means of a microtome, for microscopic examination.
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xylotomous, xylotomy 1. A reference to organisms that are able to cut or bore into wood. 2. That which cuts or pierces wood, as an insect. Related cutting-word units: castrat-; -cise, -cide; -ectomy; put-; sec-, seg-; temno-; trunc-.
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