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

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Nouns denoting substances

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

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