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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.
2. Noun. Medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees.
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
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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