staining
1. (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study (Freq. 23) • Derivationally related forms: stain • Topics: histology • Hypernyms: dyeing • Hyponyms: Gram's method, Gram method, Gram's procedure, Gram's stain, Gram stain 2. the act of spotting or staining something (Freq. 10) • Syn: spotting, maculation • Derivationally related forms: maculate (for: maculation), spot (for: spotting) • Hypernyms: soiling, soilure, dirtying
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