freeze fracture
noun
\ ˈfrēz-ˌfrak-chər
, -shər\
, -shər\
variants:
or freeze-fracture
Definition of freeze fracture
1
or less commonly freeze-fracturing \ ˈfrēz-ˌfrak-chə-riŋ
, -shÉ™- \
: preparation of a specimen (as of biological tissue) for electron microscopic examination by rapid freezing, fracturing along natural structural lines, and preparing a replica of the exposed structural details (as by simultaneous vapor deposition of carbon and platinum) — compare freeze-etching
, -shÉ™- \
: preparation of a specimen (as of biological tissue) for electron microscopic examination by rapid freezing, fracturing along natural structural lines, and preparing a replica of the exposed structural details (as by simultaneous vapor deposition of carbon and platinum) — compare freeze-etching
2
: the product of or replica prepared by freeze fracture
freeze fractures of bacterial cells
Other Words from freeze fracture
freeze fracture
or freeze-fracture
transitive verb
freeze-fracture
or freeze-fractured \ ˈfrēz-ˌfrak-chərd
, -shərd \
adjective
, -shərd \
adjective
a freeze-fracture micrograph
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