| Noun | 1. | stainability - (cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes tendency, inclination - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" basophilia - the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia" cytology - the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells |