- 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.
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overstain — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to stain to excess; specifically : to stain (tissue sections) excessively especially in order to demonstrate selected elements by controlled destaining * * * overstainˈ (↑stain) vt(1) • • • Main Entry: ↑over … Useful english dictionary
