| mounting | In dentistry, the laboratory procedure of attaching the maxillary and/or mandibular cast to an articulator. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mounting medium | <microscopy> Any liquid, polymer, resin, melt, or even gas used to mount microscopical specimens before examination. The chief attributes of a mounting medium are refractive index, viscosity, lack of colour and long-term chemical stability. (05 Aug 1998) |
| split cast mounting | A cast with key grooves on its base, mounted on an articulator for the purpose of easy removal and accurate replacement; split remounting metal plates may be used instead of grooves in casts, a means for testing the accuracy of articulator adjustment. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Farrant's mounting fluid | An aqueous solution containing gum arabic, arsenic trioxide, glycerol, and water, used in mounting histologic sections directly from water; some modifications involve addition of potassium acetate to bring the pH up to neutrality and substitution of other preservatives like cresol or thymol for arsenic trioxide. (05 Mar 2000) |