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costaining

costaining noun: staining using two or more stains.

Noun

costaining (uncountable)

  1. staining using two or more stains
    • Subsequent costaining of P2X3 with TRITC-phalloidin showed that the immunoreactivity of the P2X3 in vimentin positive ICs was significantly separated from the phalloidin labelled smooth muscle (Fig. 2b, d).2015 August 8, Karl Svennersten et al., “Localization of P2X receptor subtypes 2, 3 and 7 in human urinary bladder”, in BMC Urology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin of costaining

From co- + staining.

Questions about costaining

What does costaining mean?
Costaining means staining using two or more stains.
What part of speech is costaining?
Costaining is a noun.

Words near costaining in the dictionary

  1. costages
  2. costain
  3. Costain gun
  4. Costain guns
  5. costained
  6. costaining
  7. costains
  8. costal
  9. costal cartilage
  10. costal cartilages
  11. Costales

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