counterstain
English
Etymology
counter- + stain
Noun
counterstain (plural counterstains)
- (microscopy) A stain contrasting with the principal stain in color, thus making the stained structure easier to see
See also
Verb
counterstain (third-person singular simple present counterstains, present participle counterstaining, simple past and past participle counterstained)
- (microscopy) To stain with a counterstain
Anagrams
- anticounters, cruentations, encrustation, neurotactins