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Substantiivi

1. A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.
2. A blemish on one's character or reputation.
3. A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
4. A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
5. (heraldry) One of a number of non-standard tinctures used chiefly in post-medieval heraldry, especially tenné, murrey, or sanguine.

Verbi

1. (transitive) To discolor, as by spilling or other contact with a fluid or substance.
2. To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
3. To coat a surface with a stain
4. (intransitive) To become stained; to take a stain.
5. (transitive, cytology, histology) To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
6. To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.