counterstain

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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

Verb edit

counterstain (third-person singular simple present counterstains, present participle counterstaining, simple past and past participle counterstained)

(microscopy) To stain with a counterstain

Anagrams edit

anticounters, cruentations, encrustation, neurotactins