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destaining

destaining is the present participle and gerund of destain.

Meaning of destain

Verb

destain (third-person singular simple present destains, present participle destaining, simple past and past participle destained)

  1. (transitive) To remove a chemical stain from.
  2. (intransitive) To lose a chemical stain.

Noun

destaining (plural destainings)

  1. The removal of a stain from a biological sample

Forms of destaining

pluraldestainings

Questions about destaining

What does destaining mean?
Destaining means the removal of a stain from a biological sample.
What is destaining the present participle and gerund of?
Destaining is the present participle and gerund of destain.
What part of speech is destaining?
Destaining is a noun.
What is the plural of destaining?
The plural of destaining is destainings.

Words near destaining in the dictionary

  1. destaging
  2. destain
  3. destained
  4. destainer
  5. destainers
  6. destaining
  7. destainings
  8. destains
  9. destalinization
  10. destalinize
  11. destalinized

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