staining
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1. (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | dyeing, |
| definition | : | the use of dye to change the color of something permanently (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | gram method, gram stain, gram's method, gram's procedure, gram's stain, |
| definition | : | a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | histology, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues (noun.cognition) |
2. the act of spotting or staining something (noun.act)
3. (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study (noun.act)
| derivation | : | stain, |
| definition | : | color for microscopic study (verb.change) |
4. the act of spotting or staining something (noun.act)
5. (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study (noun.act)
| derivation | : | stain, |
| definition | : | color for microscopic study (verb.change) |
6. the act of spotting or staining something (noun.act)
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