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1. stain

verb. ['ˈsteɪn'] color with a liquid dye or tint.

Etymology

  • steinen (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Gram Stain

  • st_germain
  • legerdemain
  • st_germaine
  • preordain
  • lamontagne
  • lafountaine
  • lafountain
  • inhumane
  • constrain
  • restrain
  • overtrain
  • mcswain
  • explain
  • complain
  • champlain
  • aquitaine
  • ukraine
  • tremaine
  • sylvain
  • sustain
  • spokane
  • sartain
  • retrain
  • refrain
  • profane
  • partain
  • mustain
  • mundane
  • mcwain
  • mcshane

Sentences with gram-stain


1. Noun Phrase
Enterobacter aerogenes is a gram-negative (stains pink with the gram stain) bacteria.

2. Noun Phrase
Perform a gram stain of each colony, and examine under a microscope.

3. stain

verb. ['ˈsteɪn'] produce or leave stains.

Etymology

  • steinen (Middle English (1100-1500))

5. stain

noun. ['ˈsteɪn'] the state of being covered with unclean things.

Etymology

  • steinen (Middle English (1100-1500))

6. stain

verb. ['ˈsteɪn'] color for microscopic study.

Antonyms

Etymology

  • steinen (Middle English (1100-1500))

7. stain

noun. ['ˈsteɪn'] an act that brings discredit to the person who does it.

Etymology

  • steinen (Middle English (1100-1500))

8. stain

noun. ['ˈsteɪn'] a symbol of disgrace or infamy.

Etymology

  • steinen (Middle English (1100-1500))

9. gram

noun. ['ˈgræm'] a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

Etymology

  • gramme (French)
  • γραμμάριον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))