Usually means: Dye used after initial stain.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. counterstain: Merriam-Webster
  2. counterstain: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. counterstain: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. counterstain: Collins English Dictionary
  5. counterstain: Vocabulary.com
  6. counterstain: Wiktionary
  7. counterstain: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. counterstain: Dictionary.com
  9. Counterstain: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. counterstain: Rhymezone
  11. counterstain: FreeDictionary.org
  12. counterstain: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. counterstain: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. counterstain: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. counterstain: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. counterstain: Medical dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. counterstain: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (counterstain)

noun:  (microscopy) A stain contrasting with the principal stain in color, thus making the stained structure easier to see
verb:  (microscopy) To stain with a counterstain

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