blot smear smirch spot stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
Gram's method Gram method Gram's procedure Gram's stain Gram 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 |
leather carp | scaleless domestic carp |
leatherette imitation leather | fabric made to look like leather |
leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather |
piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather |
saddle soap leather soap | a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather |
stain discoloration discolouration | a soiled or discolored appearance, the wine left a dark stain |
mud stain | a stain produced by mud |
oil stain | a stain produced by oil |
port-wine stain nevus flammeus | a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple |
mark stigma brand stain | a symbol of disgrace or infamy, And the Lord set a mark upon Cain--Genesis |
leather flower Clematis versicolor | woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals |
leather flower vase-fine vase vine Clematis viorna | scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals |
leather fern leatherleaf fern ten-day fern Rumohra adiantiformis Polystichum adiantiformis | widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds |
golden fern leather fern Acrostichum aureum | stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides |
dirt filth grime soil stain grease grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things |
leather | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning |
ooze leather | a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side |
Russia leather | a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil |
white leather whit leather | a leather that has been treated with alum and or salt |
chamois chamois leather chammy chammy leather shammy shammy leather | a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin |
wash leather | piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing |
crushed leather crush | leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated |
glove leather | leather suitable for making gloves |
patent leather | leather with a hard glossy surface |
shoe leather | leather used to make shoes |
suede suede leather | leather with a napped surface |
stain | (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible |
stain | color for microscopic study, The laboratory worker dyed the specimen |
stain | color with a liquid dye or tint, Stain this table a beautiful walnut color, people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages |
stain | produce or leave stains, Red wine stains the table cloth |
leather | whip with a leather strap |
tarnish stain maculate sully defile | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, also used metaphorically, The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air, Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man |
leather-leaved leather-leafed | having leathery leaves |
hell-for-leather | at breakneck speed, they were travelling hell-for-leather |