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Definition of Counterstained
1. counterstain [v] - See also: counterstain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterstained
Literary usage of Counterstained
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1900)
"... stain—counterstained with lithium carmine. Leitz, Obj. 3; Oc. 3. Fig.
2.—Alveolar carcinoma of the mammary gland. ..."
2. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1915)
"... safranin counterstained with light green; thionin counterstained with acid
fuchsin; methyl green counterstained with acid fuchsin; and safranin counter- ..."
3. A Text-book upon the pathogenic bacteria: For Students of Medicine and by Joseph McFarland (1909)
"decolorized with ai per cent, sulphuric acid solution in water or methyl alcohol,
then washed in water and counterstained with a saturated aqueous ..."
4. A Text-book upon the pathogenic Bacteria and Protozoa for students of by Joseph McFarland (1915)
"... in a dish of this solution and gently agitated for exactly one minute, removed,
washed in water, and counterstained with an aqueous solution of methyl ..."
5. Clinical Bacteriology and Haematology for Practitioners by Walter D'Este Emery (1921)
"Stained by Gram's method, counterstained with eosin. x 1000. FIG. 6. ... Stained by
Gram's method and counterstained with dilute carbol fuchsin. x 1000. ..."
6. International contributions to medical literature: "festschrift" in Honor of by Abraham Jacobi, Frederic E. Sondern, Francis Huber (1900)
"Specimens are stained with alcoholic fuchsin, washed in water, decolorized, and
counterstained with a concentrated alcoholic solution of méthylène blue. ..."
7. Clinical Hematology: A Practical Guide to the Examination of the Blood with by John C. DaCosta (1901)
"Then, after having washed off the eosin solution and dried the film in air, the
specimen is counterstained for one minute or less with a saturated aqueous ..."
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