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COUNTERSTAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("counterstain" is a kind of...):
stain ((microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb counterstain