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41Stain, Gram — The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called crystal (gentian) violet. Gram s method helps distinguish between different types of bacteria. The gram staining characteristics of… …
42Stain — El término Stain puede hacer referencia a: Stain, álbum de Living Colour. Stain, canción de Nirvana. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …
43stain — 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… …
44stain — [[t]ste͟ɪn[/t]] stains, staining, stained 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A stain is a mark on something that is difficult to remove. Remove stains by soaking in a mild solution of bleach. ...a black stain. 2) VERB If a liquid stains something, the thing… …
45stain — 1. verb 1) her clothing was stained with blood Syn: discolor, blemish, soil, mark, muddy, spot, spatter, splatter, smear, splash, smudge, blotch, blacken; literary imbrue 2) the report stained his reputation …
46stain — /steɪn / (say stayn) noun 1. a semipermanent discolouration produced by foreign matter; a spot. 2. a natural spot or patch of different colour, as on the body of an animal. 3. a cause of reproach; blemish: a stain on one s reputation. 4. a… …
47stain — 1. verb 1) her clothing was stained with blood Syn: discolour, soil, mark, spot, spatter, splatter, smear, splash, smudge 2) the wood was stained Syn: colour, tint …
48stain — Kohu, kāpala, hauka e, kīkohu, palahe a, kīpalahe a, kīna u. ♦ Stained red, kāhe a, he a, kilihe a, kīhe ahe a, mā; hamo ula (as tapa). ♦ To stain, kūhili, he ahe a, uhi, waiho olu u. ♦ Octopus tentacle stain, ōpikopiko …
49stain — I. verb Etymology: Middle English steynen, partly from Anglo French desteindre to take away the color from & partly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse steina to paint more at distain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to suffuse with… …
50Stain Hill Reservoirs — The Stain Hill Reservoirs lie to the north of the River Thames near Kempton Park Racecourse between Kempton Park and Hampton.The reservoirs were built by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company and are now managed by Thames Water.The… …
