Hyphenation of staining

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word staining? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

stain-ing

Definitions of staining:

1.	(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
2.	The act of spotting or staining something

Synonyms of staining:

noun	dyeing
noun	spotting, maculation, soiling, soilure, dirtying

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