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Syracuse watch glass

noun Syr·a·cuse watch glass \ˈsir-ə-ˌkyüs-, -ˌkyüz-\

Medical Definition of SYRACUSE WATCH GLASS

:  a small circular flat-bottomed dish of thick glass with a shallow depression used in biology (as for staining, culturing, and various phases of microtechnique)—called also Syracuse dish

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