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oncostain

oncostain noun: a substance that stains cancerous tissue (in microscopic examination). Also the misspelling of oncostatin.

Noun

oncostain (plural oncostains)

  1. A substance that stains cancerous tissue (in microscopic examination)

Also used as

oncostain is also the misspelling of oncostatin.

Forms of oncostain

pluraloncostains

Origin of oncostain

From onco- + stain.

Questions about oncostain

What does oncostain mean?
Oncostain means a substance that stains cancerous tissue (in microscopic examination).
What part of speech is oncostain?
Oncostain is a noun.
What is the plural of oncostain?
The plural of oncostain is oncostains.

Words near oncostain in the dictionary

  1. oncosomes
  2. oncospheral
  3. oncosphere
  4. oncospheres
  5. oncost
  6. oncostain
  7. oncostains
  8. oncostatic
  9. oncostatin
  10. oncostatins
  11. oncostation

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