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overstained

overstained is the simple past and past participle of overstain.

Meaning of overstain

Verb

overstain (third-person singular simple present overstains, present participle overstaining, simple past and past participle overstained)

  1. (transitive) To stain the surface of; besmear.
    • It is very difficult to overstain with safranin. Wash slides with several changes of water, until water is no longer pink.2004, Robert N. Trigiano, Dennis J. Gray, Plant Development and Biotechnology - Page 46

Questions about overstained

What is overstained the simple past and past participle of?
Overstained is the simple past and past participle of overstain.

Words near overstained in the dictionary

  1. overstaged
  2. overstages
  3. overstaging
  4. overstaid
  5. overstain
  6. overstained
  7. overstaining
  8. overstains
  9. overstale
  10. overstamp
  11. overstamped

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