A "decolorizer" is used to:

A. Wash off the slide inbetween the steps of the staining procedure
B. Wash off excess stain after each staining step
C. Selectively remove stain from certain types of cells
D. Stain gram-negative cells


Answer: A. Wash off the slide inbetween the steps of the staining procedure

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