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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. 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. 1
    • : to treat with a counterstain.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 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.