autostaining

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noun

automatic staining (by means of an autostainer)

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Meanings

nounautostaining (uncountable)
  1. uncountableautomatic staining (by means of an autostainer)

    The device consists of a filter membrane mounted to a micromachine support that allows isolation of rare cells, followed by autostaining and microscopic detection.

    2015 October 24, “A Novel Strategy for Detection and Enumeration of Circulating Rare Cell Populations in Metastatic Cancer Patients Using Automated Microfluidic Filtration and Multiplex Immunoassay”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From auto- + staining.

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APA

autostaining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autostaining

MLA

“autostaining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autostaining. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autostaining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autostaining.

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