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noun
1.
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
2.
a natural spot or patch of color different from that of the basic color, as on the body of an animal.
3.
a cause of reproach; stigma; blemish: a stain on one's reputation.
4.
coloration produced by a dye that penetrates a substance, as wood.
5.
EXPANDa dye made into a solution for coloring woods, textiles, etc.
6.
COLLAPSEa reagent or dye used in treating a specimen for microscopic examination.
verb (used with object)
7.
to discolor with spots or streaks of foreign matter.
8.
to bring reproach or dishonor upon; blemish.
9.
to sully with guilt or infamy; corrupt.
10.
to color or dye (wood, cloth, etc.) by any of various processes that change or react with the substance chemically.
11.
EXPANDto color with something that penetrates the substance.
12.
COLLAPSEto treat (a microscopic specimen) with some reagent or dye in order to color the whole or parts and so give distinctness, contrast of tissues, etc.
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Stains
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verb (used without object)
13.
to produce a stain.
14.
to become stained; take a stain: This fabric stains easily.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English steynen < Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain
1350–1400; Middle English steynen < Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain
Related forms
stain·a·ble, adjective
stain·a·bil·i·ty, stain·a·ble·ness, noun
stain·a·bly, adverb
stain·er, noun
de·stain·er, noun
EXPANDnon·stain·a·ble, adjective
non·stain·er, noun
non·stain·ing, adjective
re·stain, verb
un·der·stain, noun
un·der·stain, verb (used with object)
well-stained, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 3. mark, imperfection, blot. 3. taint. 7. spot, streak, soil, dirty. 8. sully, taint, tarnish, disgrace, dishonor, debase, defile, contaminate, pollute.
1, 3. mark, imperfection, blot. 3. taint. 7. spot, streak, soil, dirty. 8. sully, taint, tarnish, disgrace, dishonor, debase, defile, contaminate, pollute.
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Word Origin & History
stain
1382, probably representing a merger of O.N. steina "to paint" and an aphetic form of M.E. disteynen "to discolor or stain," from O.Fr. desteign-, stem of desteindre "to remove the color," from des- (from L. dis- "remove") + O.Fr. teindre "to dye," from L. tingere (see
EXPAND tincture). The noun is from 1563. Stained glass is attested from 1791.
COLLAPSE
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stain (stān)
n.
A reagent or dye that is used for staining microscopic specimens.
A procedure in which a dye or a combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues.
To treat specimens for the microscope with a reagent or dye that makes visible certain structures without affecting others.
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