counterstain
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
counterstain (plural counterstains)
- (microscopy) A stain contrasting with the principal stain in color, thus making the stained structure easier to see
See also[edit]
counterstain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb[edit]
counterstain (third-person singular simple present counterstains, present participle counterstaining, simple past and past participle counterstained)
- (microscopy) To stain with a counterstain