Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prestaining

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prestain-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

staining prior to some other operation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sequential staining is critical as Pyronin Y can also bind DNA and the prestaining of DNA with Hoechst 33342 blocks this."

Etymology

From pre- + staining.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does prestaining mean?: staining prior to some other operation.
Where does prestaining come from?: From pre- + staining.

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