such as in wood staining, rust staining and stained glass. There can be intentional stains (such as wood stains or paint), indicative stains (such as food...

Staining is a technique used to enhance contrast in samples, generally at the microscopic level. Stains and dyes are frequently used in histology (microscopic...

Gram stain (Gram staining or Gram's method), is a method of staining used to classify bacterial species into two large groups: gram-positive bacteria...

Stained glass is colored glass as a material or works created from it. Although, it is traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations...

stain (or haematoxylin and eosin stain or hematoxylin-eosin stain; often abbreviated as H&E stain or HE stain) is one of the principal tissue stains used...

Coffee Stain Studios AB is a Swedish video game developer based in Skövde. Founded in 2010 by nine University of Skövde students, the company is best...

Look up stain or stained in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A stain is an unwanted localized discoloration, often in fabrics or textiles. Stain(s) or The...

Verhoeff's stain, also known as Verhoeff's elastic stain (VEG) or Verhoeff–Van Gieson stain (VVG), is a staining protocol used in histology, developed...

in most stains. The initial application of any paint or varnish is absorbed into the substrate similarly to stains, but the binder from a stain resides...

Jones' stain, also Jones stain, is a methenamine silver–periodic acid–Schiff stain used in pathology. It is also referred to as methenamine PAS which...

A port-wine stain (nevus flammeus) is a discoloration of the human skin caused by a vascular anomaly (a capillary malformation in the skin). They are...

Wright's stain is a hematologic stain that facilitates the differentiation of blood cell types. It is classically a mixture of eosin (red) and methylene...

The Human Stain is a novel by Philip Roth, published May 5, 2000. The book is set in Western Massachusetts in the late 1990s. Its narrator is 65-year-old...

A stain repellent is a product added to fabric in order to prevent stains. Stains on fabrics are classified into three types: water-based stains and oil-based...

The Kinyoun method or Kinyoun stain (cold method), developed by Joseph J. Kinyoun, is a procedure used to stain acid-fast species of the bacterial genus...

Romanowsky staining is a prototypical staining technique that was the forerunner of several distinct but similar stains widely used in hematology (the...

A vital stain in a casual usage may mean a stain that can be applied on living cells without killing them. Vital stains have been useful for diagnostic...

Movat's stain is a pentachrome stain originally developed by Henry Zoltan Movat (1923–1995), a Hungarian-Canadian Pathologist in Toronto in 1955 to highlight...

Hoechst stains are part of a family of blue fluorescent dyes used to stain DNA. These bis-benzimides were originally developed by Hoechst AG, which numbered...

Blood Stain Child (stylised as BLOOD STAIN CHILD) is a Japanese melodic death metal band from the city of Osaka. The band's musical style combines melodic...

Orc Stain is a fantasy comic book series created by James Stokoe and published by Image Comics. The first seven issues were published from January 2010–February...

Stain removal is the process of removing a mark or spot left by one substance on a specific surface like a fabric. A solvent or detergent is generally...

The Ziehl-Neelsen stain, also known as the acid-fast stain, is a bacteriological staining technique used in cytopathology and microbiology to identify...

Supravital staining is a method of staining used in microscopy to examine living cells that have been removed from an organism. It differs from intravital...

stain is a technique designed to isolate endospores by staining any present endospores green, and any other bacterial bodies red. The primary stain is...

In pathology, silver staining is the use of silver to selectively alter the appearance of a target in microscopy of histological sections; in temperature...

Papanicolaou stain (also Papanicolaou's stain and Pap stain) is a multichromatic (multicolored) cytological staining technique developed by George Papanicolaou...

The auramine–rhodamine stain (AR), also known as the Truant auramine–rhodamine stain, is a histological technique used to visualize acid-fast bacilli...

Trichrome staining is a histological staining method that uses two or more acid dyes in conjunction with a polyacid. Staining differentiates tissues by...

Electoral ink, indelible ink, electoral stain or phosphoric ink is a semi-permanent ink or dye that is applied to the forefinger (usually) of voters during...