counterstain

English

Etymology

Noun

counterstain (plural counterstains)

(microscopy) A stain contrasting with the principal stain in color, thus making the stained structure easier to see

Verb

counterstain (third-person singular simple present counterstains, present participle counterstaining, simple past and past participle counterstained)

(microscopy) To stain with a counterstain

Derived terms

Anagrams

anticounters, cruentations, encrustation, neurotactins