Destain

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Updated June 2026

Definition

To remove dye or colouring agent from a laboratory specimen in order to improve visual contrast.

“The technician would destain the slide after the initial staining step was complete.”

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Synonyms

decolourrinse bleach clear

Antonyms

staindye

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains no repeated letters and the DE prefix, the STAIN root makes the meaning intuitive

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points and a valid laboratory term, useful for playing the STAIN root with a DE prefix

Words Related to Destain

Anagrams of Destain

Words that use exactly the same letters as “destain”.

detains instead

Words you can make from Destain

Shorter words formed from the letters in “destain”.

detain tenias tineas tisane adits aides andes anise anted antes antis aside daint danes dante dasnt dates deans deist denat denis dents detin diane

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8-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “destain”.

distance

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