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staining staining definition

staining


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stain 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stain 
  =>  ebonize,  ebonise 
  =>  dip 
  =>  tattoo 
  =>  marble 
  =>  vein 
 
  Sense  2 
  stain 
  =>  smut 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stain 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stain 
  =>  ebonize,  ebonise 
  =>  dip 
  =>  tattoo 
  =>  marble 
  =>  vein 
 
  Sense  2 
  stain 
  =>  smut 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  stain 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  stain 
 
  3  senses  of  stain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stain 
  =>  dye 
 
  Sense  2 
  stain 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  stain 
  =>  dye 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  stain 
 
  stain  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  stain 
 
  Sense  1 
  stain 
  =>  dye 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  stain 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  stain 
  =>  dye 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  staining 
  purple-staining  cortinarius 
  staining 
 
  Overview  of  noun  staining 
 
  The  noun  staining  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  staining  --  ((histology)  the  use  of  a  dye  to  color  specimens  for  microscopic  study) 
  2.  (10)  staining,  spotting,  maculation  --  (the  act  of  spotting  or  staining  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stain 
 
  The  verb  stain  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (19)  stain  --  (color  with  a  liquid  dye  or  tint;  "Stain  this  table  a  beautiful  walnut  color";  "people  knew  how  to  stain  glass  a  beautiful  blue  in  the  middle  ages") 
  2.  (2)  stain  --  (produce  or  leave  stains;  "Red  wine  stains  the  table  cloth") 
  3.  stain  --  (color  for  microscopic  study;  "The  laboratory  worker  dyed  the  specimen") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  staining 
  life-sustaining 
  self-sustaining 
 
  Overview  of  noun  staining 
 
  The  noun  staining  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  staining  --  ((histology)  the  use  of  a  dye  to  color  specimens  for  microscopic  study) 
  2.  (10)  staining,  spotting,  maculation  --  (the  act  of  spotting  or  staining  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stain 
 
  The  verb  stain  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (19)  stain  --  (color  with  a  liquid  dye  or  tint;  "Stain  this  table  a  beautiful  walnut  color";  "people  knew  how  to  stain  glass  a  beautiful  blue  in  the  middle  ages") 
  2.  (2)  stain  --  (produce  or  leave  stains;  "Red  wine  stains  the  table  cloth") 
  3.  stain  --  (color  for  microscopic  study;  "The  laboratory  worker  dyed  the  specimen") 



staining definition