Staining — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

the act of spotting or staining something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈeɪnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈeɪnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈeɪnɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈeɪnɪŋ/.

Examples

Stain this table a beautiful walnut color
people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages
Red wine stains the table cloth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stain defile spotting maculation tarnish sully maculate

Parts of Speech

noun	(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
noun	the act of spotting or staining something
verb	color with a liquid dye or tint “Stain this table a beautiful walnut color”
verb	produce or leave stains “Red wine stains the table cloth”
verb	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”
verb	color for microscopic study “The laboratory worker dyed the specimen”

Word Forms

stain	verb	color for microscopic study
spot	verb	make a spot or mark onto
maculate	verb	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
stainer	noun	a worker who stains (wood or fabric)
stain	noun	the state of being covered with unclean things
tarnish	noun	discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
macula	noun	a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
maculation	noun	the act of spotting or staining something
staining	noun	(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fleckenbildung

(Histologie) die Verwendung eines Farbstoffs zum Färben von Proben für mikroskopische Untersuchungen

🇫🇷French

coloration

(histologie) utilisation d'un colorant pour colorer des échantillons destinés à une étude microscopique

🇪🇸Spanish

tinción

(histología) el uso de un tinte para colorear muestras para estudio microscópico

🇮🇹Italian

colorazione

(istologia) l'uso di un colorante per colorare i campioni per lo studio microscopico

🇳🇱Dutch

kleuring

(histologie) het gebruik van een kleurstof om monsters te kleuren voor microscopisch onderzoek

🇵🇹Portuguese

coloração

(histologia) o uso de um corante para colorir amostras para estudo microscópico

🇷🇺Russian

окрашивание

(гистология) использование красителя для окраски образцов для микроскопических исследований.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धुंधला हो जाना

(हिस्टोलॉजी) सूक्ष्म अध्ययन के लिए नमूनों को रंगने के लिए डाई का उपयोग

🇧🇩Bengali

দাগ

(হিস্টোলজি) মাইক্রোস্কোপিক অধ্যয়নের জন্য নমুনাগুলিকে রঙ করার জন্য একটি রঞ্জক ব্যবহার

🇮🇳Tamil

கறை படிதல்

(ஹிஸ்டாலஜி) நுண்ணிய ஆய்வுக்கு வண்ண மாதிரிகளுக்கு சாயத்தைப் பயன்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మరక

(హిస్టాలజీ) మైక్రోస్కోపిక్ అధ్యయనం కోసం రంగు నమూనాలకు రంగును ఉపయోగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

डाग पडणे

(हिस्टोलॉजी) सूक्ष्म अभ्यासासाठी नमुने रंगविण्यासाठी रंगाचा वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટેનિંગ

(હિસ્ટોલોજી) માઇક્રોસ્કોપિક અભ્યાસ માટે રંગીન નમૂનાઓ માટે રંગનો ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲೆ ಹಾಕುವುದು

(ಹಿಸ್ಟಾಲಜಿ) ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಮಾದರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಬಣ್ಣವನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളങ്കം

(ഹിസ്റ്റോളജി) മൈക്രോസ്കോപ്പിക് പഠനത്തിനായി വർണ്ണ മാതൃകകൾക്കുള്ള ചായത്തിൻ്റെ ഉപയോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਬਾ

(ਹਿਸਟੋਲੋਜੀ) ਸੂਖਮ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਲਈ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਨਮੂਨਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਰੰਗ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

داغ

(ہسٹولوجی) خوردبین مطالعہ کے لئے نمونوں کو رنگنے کے لئے رنگنے کا استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

染色

（组织学）使用染料对标本进行染色以进行显微镜研究

🇯🇵Japanese

染色

(組織学) 顕微鏡研究のために標本を着色するための染料の使用

🇰🇷Korean

더럽히는 것

(조직학) 현미경 연구를 위해 표본을 색칠하기 위해 염료를 사용하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhuộm màu

(mô học) việc sử dụng thuốc nhuộm để tạo màu cho mẫu vật để nghiên cứu dưới kính hiển vi

🇹🇭Thai

การย้อมสี

(มิญชวิทยา) การใช้สีย้อมเพื่อตรวจสีตัวอย่างเพื่อศึกษาด้วยกล้องจุลทรรศน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pewarnaan

(Histologi) penggunaan pewarna untuk mewarnai spesimen untuk studi mikroskopis

🇵🇭Filipino

paglamlam

(histology) ang paggamit ng isang pangulay upang kulayan ang mga specimen para sa mikroskopikong pag-aaral

🇲🇾Malay

mengotorkan

(histologi) penggunaan pewarna untuk mewarnakan spesimen untuk kajian mikroskopik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلطيخ

(علم الأنسجة) استخدام الصبغة لتلوين العينات للدراسة المجهرية

🇮🇷Persian

رنگ آمیزی

(بافت شناسی) استفاده از رنگ برای رنگ آمیزی نمونه ها برای مطالعه میکروسکوپی

🇹🇷Turkish

boyama

(histoloji) mikroskobik inceleme için numuneleri renklendirmek amacıyla bir boyanın kullanılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכתָמָה

(היסטולוגיה) השימוש בצבע לצביעת דגימות למחקר מיקרוסקופי

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The primary meaning of 'staining' is '(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study'.

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Using 'staining' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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