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Definition: Meaning of, stain in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / steɪn /

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stain stained stained
Present Participle Third Person Singular
staining stains
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to accidentally make a mark on something, especially one that cannot be removed, or to be marked in this way
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  2. [transitive] to change the colour of something, especially something made of wood, by using a special liquid [↪  dye]
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  3. stain somebody's name/honour/reputation etc literary to damage the good opinion that people have about someone
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stain stains
  1. [countable] a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid such as blood, coffee, or ink
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  2. [uncountable and countable] a special liquid that you use to change the colour of something, especially wood [↪  dye]
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  3. stain on somebody's character/name/reputation etc something that damages the good opinion that people have about someone
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stain used in phrases

  • Gram stain (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
  • Gram's stain (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
  • mud stain (noun)
    1. a stain produced by mud
  • oil stain (noun)
    1. a stain produced by oil
  • port-wine stain (noun)
    1. a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple
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