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verb
present participle and gerund of stain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dyeing
Narrower terms: Gram's method, Gram method, Gram's procedure, Gram's stain, Gram stain
noun
the act of spotting or staining something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spotting, maculation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soiling, soilure, dirtying
History
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