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: counterstainedGerund: counterstainingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative counterstain 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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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. counterstain - a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearlystain - (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
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