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overstaining

overstaining is the present participle and gerund 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 overstaining

What is overstaining the present participle and gerund of?
Overstaining is the present participle and gerund of overstain.

Words near overstaining in the dictionary

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

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