stain
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪn
[edit] Etymology
Middle English steynen (verb) "to stain, paint" from Old Norse steina "to paint". In some senses, perhaps influenced by confusion with M.E. disteynen "to discolor" from Old French desteindre "to remove the color, bleach" from des- + teindre "to dye" from Latin tingere
[edit] Noun
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stain (plural stains)
- A discoloured spot or area.
- A blemish on one's character or reputation.
- A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
- A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
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[edit] Translations
discoloured spot or area
blemish on one's character or reputation
substance used to soak into a surface and colour it
reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible
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[edit] Verb
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to stain (third-person singular simple present stains, present participle staining, simple past and past participle stained)
- To discolour something
- To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
- To coat a surface with a stain
- To treat a microscope specimen with a dye
[edit] Translations
to discolour something
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to treat a microscope specimen with a dye
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