noun🔗ShareA stain contrasting with the principal stain in color, thus making the stained structure easier to see"After staining the bacteria with a primary stain, the lab technician used a counterstain of safranin to make the cell walls more visible under the microscope. "colormedicinebiologybiochemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo stain with a counterstain"After staining the bacteria with a primary stain, the lab technician will counterstain them with a different color to make them easier to see under the microscope. "biologybiochemistrymedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
