counterstain
/noun koun-ter-steyn; verb koun-ter-steyn/US // noun ˈkaʊn tərˌsteɪn; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈsteɪn //UK // (ˈkaʊntəˌsteɪn) //
反染色剂,反渍,抗污剂,反污剂
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a second stain of a different color applied to a microscopic specimen and used to color and contrast those parts not retaining the first stain.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to treat with a counterstain.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to become counterstained; take a counterstain.
Examples
Counterstain in methylene blue, aqueous solution thirty seconds.
Counterstain very lightly with aqueous solution of Neutral Red.
Counterstain with Kuehne's carbolic methylene-blue for one or two minutes.
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