d 2 e 1 s 1 t 1 a 1 i 1 n 1
7 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
originFrom Old French destaindre (Modern French déteindre, Spanish desteñir). At some point possibly reanalysed as de-/dis- + stain (which is etymologically unrelated).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- detain 7
- idents 7
- nidate 7
- sained 7
- staned 7
- teinds 7
- seitan 6
- tenias 6
- tineas 6
- tisane 6
- adits 6
- aides 6