gram-positive

adjective

Meaning

(of a bacterium) That is stained violet by Gram's method

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Related words

gram-negative(English)gram(English)bacteriologic(English)immunostained(English)bacteremial(English)supravital(English)bacteraemic(English)bacteriotoxic(English)

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