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prestaining

prestaining noun: staining prior to some other operation.

Noun

prestaining (uncountable)

  1. staining prior to some other operation.
    • Sequential staining is critical as Pyronin Y can also bind DNA and the prestaining of DNA with Hoechst 33342 blocks this.2015 July 29, “Multiparametric Cell Cycle Analysis Using the Operetta High-Content Imager and Harmony Software with PhenoLOGIC”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prestaining

From pre- + staining.

Questions about prestaining

What does prestaining mean?
Prestaining means staining prior to some other operation.
What part of speech is prestaining?
Prestaining is a noun.

Words near prestaining in the dictionary

  1. prestacked
  2. prestacks
  3. Prestage
  4. Prestages
  5. prestained
  6. prestaining
  7. prestalk
  8. prestamp
  9. prestamped
  10. prestamping
  11. prestamps

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