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counterstain

/ˈkaʊn.tə.steɪn/

Traducción: Tinción o colorante de contraste utilizado en microscopía para resaltar estructuras que no se distinguen bien con la tinción primaria.

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noun

/ˈkaʊn.tə.steɪn/C2formalscientific
  • esTinción o colorante de contraste utilizado en microscopía para resaltar estructuras que no se distinguen bien con la tinción primaria.

A stain of contrasting color applied in microscopy to highlight structures that are not clearly visible with the primary stain.

  1. Contrasting stainC1formalscientific

    A stain of a contrasting color used in microscopy when the primary stain does not clearly reveal the structure of interest.

    esTinción de contraste

    • The technician applied a counterstain to highlight the cell nuclei.
    • In Gram staining, safranin is used as a counterstain.
    • A counterstain helps differentiate between different tissue components.
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