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• Stain — (st[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stained} (st[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staining}.] [Abbrev. fr. distain.] 1. To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor stained with blood. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… …   Medical dictionary

• stain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stubborn ▪ dark ▪ blood (usually bloodstain), coffee, grass, grease, ink …   Collocations dictionary

• stain — 01. Tyra spilled coffee all over her new blouse, [staining] it. 02. This recent scandal has left an embarrassing [stain] on the government. 03. You can get rid of some [stains] in your clothing by putting a bottle of cola in the washing machine.… …   Grammatical examples in English

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• Wood stain — A Wood stain, is a sub category of paint, consists of a pigment suspended in a vehicle of solvent and binding agent (alkyd, linseed oil, acrylic, polyurethane, lacquer, or resin). It is formulated to impart or transport the pigment into the pores …   Wikipedia

• The Human Stain (film) — Infobox Film name = The Human Stain image size = 175px caption = Original poster director = Robert Benton producer = Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein writer = Nicholas Meyer Based on the novel by Philip Roth narrator = starring = Anthony Hopkins… …   Wikipedia

• The Adventure of the Second Stain — The Adventure of the Second Stain, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes .ynopsisLord Bellinger, the Prime… …   Wikipedia

• overstain — over·stain (oґvər stān) to stain a tissue excessively, so that certain elements may be properly stained when the excess of stain is washed out …   Medical dictionary

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