COUNTERSTAIN

Meaning of COUNTERSTAIN in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ st ā n

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1895

: to stain (as a microscopy specimen) so as to color parts (as the cytoplasm of cells) not colored by another stain (as a nuclear stain)

– counterstain noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

COUNTERSTAIN — transitive verb Date: 1895 to stain (as a microscopy specimen) so as to color parts (as the cytoplasm of cells) …
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COUNTERSTAIN — I. ˈkau̇ntə(r)+ˌ- noun Etymology: counter- + stain (n.) : a stain used to color parts of a microscopy specimen not …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNTERSTAIN — n. /kown"teuhr stayn'/ ; v. /kown'teuhr stayn"/ , Histol. n. 1. a second stain of a different color applied to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNTERSTAIN — n. second stain applied to a previous stain (on a microscopic specimen)
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COUNTERSTAIN — transitive verb Date: 1895 : to stain (as a microscopy specimen) so as to color parts (as the cytoplasm of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNTERSTAIN — [coun.ter.stain] vt (1895): to stain (as a microscopy specimen) so as to color parts (as the cytoplasm of cells) not …
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