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单词 stain
释义

stain

[ steyn ]
/ steɪn /
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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to produce a stain.
to become stained; take a stain: This fabric stains easily.

Origin of stain

1350–1400; Middle English steynen<Old Norse steina to paint; in some senses aphetic form of distain

SYNONYMS FOR stain

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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OTHER WORDS FROM stain

Words nearby stain

stag's-horn coral, stagy, Stagyrite, Stahl, staid, stain, stained glass, stained glass ceiling, Stainer, Staines, staining
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British Dictionary definitions for stain

stain
/ (steɪn) /

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of stain

stainable, adjectivestainability, nounstainer, noun

Word Origin for stain

C14 steynen (vb), shortened from disteynen to remove colour from, from Old French desteindre to discolour, from des- dis- 1 + teindre, from Latin tingere to tinge
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for stain

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.

v.

To treat specimens for the microscope with a reagent or dye that makes visible certain structures without affecting others.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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