1 Used other than as an idiom: see outer ,â core. ( 2 planetology) The hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core. ( 3 geology) The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field. 4  Link/Cite.
Differential Staining is a staining process which uses more than one chemical stain. Using multiple stains can better differentiate between different microorganisms or structures/cellular components of a single organism.
1 Coomassie blue-stains proteins a brilliant blue, and is often used in gel electrophoresis. 2  Crystal violet-stains cell walls purple when combined with a mordant. 3  This stain is used in Gram staining. 4  DAPI-a fluorescent nuclear stain that is excited by ultraviolet light, showing blue fluorescence when bound to DNA. Hematoxylin-a nuclear stain that, with a mordant, stains nuclei blue-violet or brown. 2  Hoechst stains-two types of fluorescent stains, 33258 and 33342, these are used to stain DNA in living cells. 3  Iodine-used as a starch indicator. 4  When in solution, starch and iodine turn a dark blue color.