It is the selective removal of the excess stain from the tissue during overstaining in order that a specific substance may be stained differentially from the surrounding tissues. What do you call this process?
A)Progressive staining
B)Regressive staining
C)Counterstaining
D)Decolorization

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Decolorization
Decolorization is the selective removal of the excess stain from the tissue during overstaining of the tissue in order that a specific substance may be stained differentially from the surrounding tissues. This is done by washing the section in simple solution or by the use of acids or oxidizing agents. Other options do not accurately fit the definition of decolorization.

It Is the Selective Removal of the Excess Stain from the Tissue