Stain+red

  • 1Red coat (British army) — Red Coat or Redcoat is a term often used to refer to a soldier of the historical British Army, because of the colour of the military uniforms formerly worn by the majority of regiments. The uniform of most British soldiers from the late 17th… …

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  • 2Red-backed Fairywren — Male (ssp. melanocephalus) in breeding plumage carrying red petal, Noosa Conservation status …

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  • 3stain — 1. To discolor. 2. To color; to dye. 3. A discoloration. 4. A dye used in histologic and bacteriologic technique. 5. A procedure in which a dye or combination of dyes and reagents is used to color the constituents of cells and tissues. For… …

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  • 4stain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stubborn ▪ dark ▪ blood (usually bloodstain), coffee, grass, grease, ink …

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  • 5stain — stain1 [steın] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Partly from Old French desteindre to discolor , from teindre to give something a different color , from Latin tingere ( TINGE2); partly from Old Norse steina to paint ] 1.) [I and T] to accidentally make …

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  • 6stain — 01. Tyra spilled coffee all over her new blouse, [staining] it. 02. This recent scandal has left an embarrassing [stain] on the government. 03. You can get rid of some [stains] in your clothing by putting a bottle of cola in the washing machine.… …

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  • 7stain */ — I UK [steɪn] / US verb Word forms stain : present tense I/you/we/they stain he/she/it stains present participle staining past tense stained past participle stained 1) [intransitive/transitive] to leave a mark on something accidentally Sweat had… …

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  • 8stain — stain1 [ steın ] noun * 1. ) count a mark left accidentally on clothes or surfaces: There was a dark stain on the carpet. coffee/blood/oil stains 2. ) count or uncount a liquid used for coloring wood 3. ) count or uncount SCIENCE a liquid used… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9Stain, Gram — The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called crystal (gentian) violet. Gram s method helps distinguish between different types of bacteria. The gram staining characteristics of… …

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  • 10Red-backed Fairy-wren — Taxobox name = Red backed Fairy wren image caption = Male (ssp. melanocephalus ) in breeding plumage carrying red petal, Noosa status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [BirdLife International 2004.… …

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