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stain noun

  /steɪn/
  • A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
 tahra, jälki, läiskä
  • A blemish on one's character or reputation.
 tahra
  • A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
  • A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
 väriaine

stain verb

  /steɪn/
  • To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
 loata, tahrata
  • (transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
 värjätä

stained adjective

  /steɪnd/
  • having a stain
 tahrainen
blue stain
sinistyminen, sinistymä
oil stain
öljytahra
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