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A method of melting material (1), for use in tissue processing, includes placing the material in solid form (1) into a bath (16, 18, 20), and applying heat. The material (1) has a total volume that substantially equates to a predetermined fill volume of the bath (16, 18, 20), sufficient to effect the required tissue processing. The bath (18) may include a heater spike (E) on which the material (1) is mounted for melting, and a weighted plate that forces the material downwardly into the bath. The material (1) may comprise rectangular blocks of paraffin wax that conform to the surface of the bath (16, 18, 20), for the infiltration and embedding of histological specimens. The method can provide time and safety advantages over the use of wax pellets or pre-melted wax,

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