stain
noun
/steɪn/
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- A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
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tache
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- A blemish on one's character or reputation.
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souillure,
tache
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- A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
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colorant
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stain
verb
/steɪn/
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- (transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
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colorer
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- To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
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entacher
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- (transitive) To discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
- (intransitive) To become stained; to take a stain.
- To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
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tacher
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Stains
properNoun
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- A city in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, France.
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Stains
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