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counterstains

counterstains is the plural of counterstain.

counterstains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of counterstain.

Meaning of counterstain

Noun

counterstain (plural counterstains)

  1. (microscopy) A stain contrasting with the principal stain in color, thus making the stained structure easier to see

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Questions about counterstains

What is counterstains the plural of?
Counterstains is the plural of counterstain.

Words near counterstains in the dictionary

  1. counterspying
  2. counterstain
  3. counterstained
  4. counterstaining
  5. counterstainings
  6. counterstains
  7. counterstamp
  8. counterstamped
  9. counterstamping
  10. counterstamps
  11. counterstand

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