ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overscattering

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Overscattering is a noun meaning Excessive scattering; scattering too far or too much.

Meaning

Excessive scattering; scattering too far or too much.

More Meanings

  1. (biology) The breaking apart and spreading of biological entities during the preparation of sample slides for the microscope.

Example Sentences

It is indeed a difficult mean to hit between overcrowding and overscattering.
Pre-fixation of embryos in the first fixative solution could decrease the dissociation or overscattering of blastomeres.
This technique was modified to avoid artifactual loss of chromosomes by overscattering, and the ooplasmic matrix was retained […]
[…] a pointless anxiety about "overscattering" takes hold, propelling the story to its somewhat ironic finale in which they are desperately scattered upon the face of the earth.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overspreading, overabundance, overspaciousness, overdistribution, overaggregation, overgoing.

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