intravital stain

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A stain absorbed by living cells after injection into the body.

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Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

As mentioned, Yahoo has a black stain on its collaboration and severe breach of privacy.
Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We ask our celebrities to pour their hearts out, and then chastise them if they stain our buttoned-up shirts.
Welcome to Generation Overshare: Lena Dunham, Taylor Swift, and the Politics of Self-Disclosure|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While that is unlikely to happen, the very fact that it can is a stain on the American judicial system.
10-Year-Old Murder Defendant Shows Failure of U.S. Juvenile Justice System|Christopher Moraff|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
About “developers in bed with reviewers,” and the stain this leaves on the “integrity of games journalism.”
It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?|Arthur Chu|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I put my hands behind my head, lay back and looked at a water stain on the ceiling.
Almost Famous: A Father's Day Story|Alex Belth|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Louis pressed his father's hand to his lips; that hand which was hardly washed from the stain of Wharton's blood!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
There was still visible on it the stain where he had wiped his hand, and this stain seemed certainly blood.
Uncanny Tales|Various
He did not think of the matter again till just as he was getting into bed, when he noticed a red stain upon his handkerchief.
Uncanny Tales|Various