Destain (Verb)
Meaning
Remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The researcher carefully destained the tissue sample to better visualize the cellular structures under the microscope.
- Destaining the slide allowed the technician to clearly observe the nuclei and distinguish between different tissue types.
- To enhance contrast for imaging, the laboratory protocol involved destaining the specimens after staining with hematoxylin and eosin.
- Using a combination of solvents, the team was able to effectively destain the artifact, revealing the previously obscured details.
- The histology lab technician destained the sectioned liver tissue to improve the resolution and color contrast of the microscopic images.