2. Noun. The removal of a stain from a biological sample ¹
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Definition of Destaining
1. destain [v] - See also: destain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Destaining
Literary usage of Destaining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Destaining was performed by soaking the strips in 5% TCA. Electrophoresis for
the immunoassays (2% agar) were performed in Tris-Barbital buffer pH 8.4 (ju ..."
2. A Text-book of Pathology by William George MacCallum, Harry Gideon Wells (1907)
"The acid-fast bacilli (leprosy, tubercle, and allied forms) owe their characteristic
resistance to both staining and destaining processes, to their high fat ..."
3. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"Celloidin stains heavily in haematoxylin, but i..y the time the destaining is
completed, no trace of the stain remains in ..."
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