stainable

stainable: stain ► VERB 1) mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed. 2) damage (someone's or something's reputation). 3) colour with a penetrative dye or chemical.

► NOUN 1) a stubborn discoloured patch or dirty mark. 2) a thing that damages a reputation. 3) a dye or chemical used to colour materials. 4) Biology a dye used to colour organic tissue so as to make the structure visible for microscopic examination.

DERIVATIVES stainable adjective stainer noun.

ORIGIN from Old French desteindre 'tinge with a different colour' .

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stainable — adjective see stain I … New Collegiate Dictionary
stainable — See stain. * * * … Universalium
stainable — adjective Able to produce stains … Wiktionary
stainable — adj. capable of being stained; capability of absorbing color (Cytology) … English contemporary dictionary
stainable — stain·able … English syllables
stainable — adjective capable of being stained (especially of cells and cell parts) • Pertains to noun: ↑stainability • Derivationally related forms: ↑stainability … Useful english dictionary
non-stainable — /nɒn ˈsteɪnəbəl/ (say non staynuhbuhl) adjective not stainable …
tinctable — Stainable. * * * tinc·ta·ble (tinkґtə bəl) stainable or tingible … Medical dictionary
chromatin — Stainable material of interphase nucleus consisting of nucleic acid and associated histone protein packed into nucleosomes. Euchromatin is loosely packed and accessible to RNA polymerases, whereas heterochromatin is highly condensed and probably… … Dictionary of molecular biology
stain — stainable, adj. stainability, stainableness, n. stainably, adv. stainer, n. /stayn/, n. 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… … Universalium

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