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verbunderstain (third-person singular simple present understains, present participle understaining, simple past and past participle understained)
present singular third person understains · participle present understaining · participle past understained · past understained
- transitiveTo stain inadequately or less than usual.
It is essential to understain the tissues, as the mycelium has a great affinity for the dye. From thirty to sixty seconds in a strong solution of hæmatoxylin is more than sufficient time to ensure successful specimens.
1893, Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, volume 1, page 145
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