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coun·ter·stain

 (koun′tər-stān′)
n.
A stain of a contrasting color used to color the components in a microscopic specimen that are not made visible by the principal stain.
tr.v. coun·ter·stained, coun·ter·stain·ing, coun·ter·stains
To color (a microscopic specimen) with such a stain.
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counterstain

(ˈkaʊntəˌsteɪn)
vb
1. (Biology) to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
2. (Biology) (tr; usually passive) to apply (one of a series of stains) to a specimen to be examined: haematoxylin is counterstained with eosin.
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coun•ter•stain

(ˈkaʊn tərˌsteɪn)

n.
1. a second stain applied to a microscopic specimen for contrast.
v.t.
2. to treat (a microscopic specimen) with a counterstain.
v.i.
3. to become counterstained; take a counterstain.
[1890–95]
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counterstain


Past participle: counterstained
Gerund: counterstaining

Imperative
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counterstain
Present
I counterstain
you counterstain
he/she/it counterstains
we counterstain
you counterstain
they counterstain
Preterite
I counterstained
you counterstained
he/she/it counterstained
we counterstained
you counterstained
they counterstained
Present Continuous
I am counterstaining
you are counterstaining
he/she/it is counterstaining
we are counterstaining
you are counterstaining
they are counterstaining
Present Perfect
I have counterstained
you have counterstained
he/she/it has counterstained
we have counterstained
you have counterstained
they have counterstained
Past Continuous
I was counterstaining
you were counterstaining
he/she/it was counterstaining
we were counterstaining
you were counterstaining
they were counterstaining
Past Perfect
I had counterstained
you had counterstained
he/she/it had counterstained
we had counterstained
you had counterstained
they had counterstained
Future
I will counterstain
you will counterstain
he/she/it will counterstain
we will counterstain
you will counterstain
they will counterstain
Future Perfect
I will have counterstained
you will have counterstained
he/she/it will have counterstained
we will have counterstained
you will have counterstained
they will have counterstained
Future Continuous
I will be counterstaining
you will be counterstaining
he/she/it will be counterstaining
we will be counterstaining
you will be counterstaining
they will be counterstaining
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been counterstaining
you have been counterstaining
he/she/it has been counterstaining
we have been counterstaining
you have been counterstaining
they have been counterstaining
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been counterstaining
you will have been counterstaining
he/she/it will have been counterstaining
we will have been counterstaining
you will have been counterstaining
they will have been counterstaining
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been counterstaining
you had been counterstaining
he/she/it had been counterstaining
we had been counterstaining
you had been counterstaining
they had been counterstaining
Conditional
I would counterstain
you would counterstain
he/she/it would counterstain
we would counterstain
you would counterstain
they would counterstain
Past Conditional
I would have counterstained
you would have counterstained
he/she/it would have counterstained
we would have counterstained
you would have counterstained
they would have counterstained
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.counterstain - a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly
stain - (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
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Immunoperoxidase stain with hematoxylin counterstain; original magnification x200.
Sodium-potassium ATPase served as a counterstain for cell basolateral membranes (Molitoris et al., 1992; Secker et al., 2017).
Following exposure to the horseradish peroxidase-conjugated streptavidin substrate, positive immunoreactivity (brown precipitate) was detected using the Vectastain Elite DAB kit (Vector Laboratories, USA) and hematoxylin (Biocare Medical, Pacheco, CA, USA) was used for a nuclear counterstain.
Gonads were embedded in paraffin, sections cut at 5 [micro]m and stained with Harris hematoxylin followed by eosin counterstain (Presnell & Schreibman 1997).
Adipogenesis differentiation was evaluated by Oil Red O staining (red) and hematoxylin counterstain (blue), and the yellowish lipid depositions were observed in the differentiated cells.
Caption: Figure 1: Sickle-shaped, multicell macroconidia (40x) of Fusarium species stained with lactophenol cotton blue counterstain from a perinephric fluid collection.