dyeing

Other forms: dyeings

Definitions of dyeing

1. noun

   the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
   types:

   staining

   (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

   Gram method, Gram stain, Gram's method, Gram's procedure, Gram's stain

   a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative

   type of:

   coloring, colouring

   the act or process of changing the color of something