selective stain

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A stain that colors one portion of a tissue or cell exclusively or more deeply than the remaining portions.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Words nearby selective stain

Liberals are outraged over the Steven Scalise scandal—but the left has selective amnesia.
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Was Worse Than Scalise|Ron Christie|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Based on our conversation, he decided to do more research and apply to at least one small selective college.
Forget the Kids Who Can’t Get In; What About Those Who Don’t Even Apply?|Jonah Edelman|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Justice should not be selective to fit a political narrative when the facts and evidence prove otherwise.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
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