counterstain
coun·ter·stain
verb \-ˌstān\Definition of COUNTERSTAIN
transitive verb
: to stain (as a microscopy specimen) so as to color parts (as the cytoplasm of cells) not colored by another stain (as a nuclear stain)
— counterstain noun
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1895
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