Definition of Canada balsam

1. Noun. Yellow transparent exudate of the balsam fir; used as a transparent cement in optical devices (especially in microscopy) and as a mounting medium.

Generic synonyms: Oleoresin

2. Noun. Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees.
Exact synonyms: Abies Balsamea, Balm Of Gilead, Balsam Fir
Generic synonyms: Silver Fir

Definition of Canada balsam

1. Noun. A turpentine made from the resin of the balsam fir tree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Canada balsam

1. A yellowish liquid resin from the balsam fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl acetate; used for mounting histologic specimens and as a cement for lenses. Synonym: Canada turpentine. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canada Balsam

Canaan
Canaan Dog
Canaanism
Canaanite
Canaanites
Canaanitic
Canaanitic language
Canaanitish
Canachites
Canachites canadensis
Canad.
Canada Day
Canada Dry
Canada anemone
Canada balsam (current term)
Canada garlic
Canada geese
Canada ginger
Canada goose
Canada jay
Canada jays
Canada lily
Canada lynx
Canada moonseed
Canada plum
Canada porcupine
Canada snakeroot
Canada thistle
Canada thistles

Literary usage of Canada balsam

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. How to Work with the Microscope by Lionel Smith ( Beale (1880)
"In mounting a thin section of bone or other hard dry texture in Canada balsam, the following steps are taken : the glass slide having been wanned upon the ..."

2. The Microscope and its revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter (1891)
"Equally instructive me tl:e appearances of an air-bubble in water and Canada balsam. The figures which illustrate the appearance at various points ir tin- ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Vacuum-bubbles in Canada balsam.*—Mr. WM Bale says, " One of the first difficulties which a novice in mounting meets with arises from the formation of ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1883)
"... order in Canada balsam. The papule Hei between A and BI Infiltration. H. Hal». S. Opening of a sweat duct. (Oc. 3 ; ob. 4. Beichert. ..."

5. A Practical Treatise on the Use of the Microscope: Including the Different by John Quekett (1855)
"To Cement Cells with Canada balsam.—The iron plate, the spirit lamp, and the tools mentioned in the article on cementing cells with marine-glue, ..."

6. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"Refractive Index of Canada balsam.—One of the most convenient standards with which to compare the refractive index of an unknown mineral in a thin section ..."

7. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1914)
"Refractive Index of Canada balsam.—One of the most convenient standards with which to compare the refractive index of an unknown mineral in a thin section ..."

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