Assertion: cementum | /r/CapableOf | stain light
Facets:
value: to light blue-purple
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: H&E staining of decalcified and paraffin-embedded sections of the tooth and associated tissues revealed that the dentin, bone and cellular cementum are weakly basophilic (staining light pink to light blue-purple), while soft tissues of the pulp and PDL were evident by the intense blue stain of the numerous cell nuclei over a pink background (Figure 2a–2d).