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GRAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)
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Instance hypernyms:
bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
Synonyms:
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("gram" is a kind of...):
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Meronyms (parts of "gram"):
obolus (a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram)
carat (a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg)
Holonyms ("gram" is a part of...):
dag; decagram; dekagram; dkg (10 grams)
Context examples:
A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
(Actinobacillus equuli, NCI Thesaurus)
Any rod shaped bacteria with an oxygen based metabolism and has a peptidoglycan rich cell wall that stains dark purple with the Gram staining technique.
(Aerobic Gram Positive Bacillus, NCI Thesaurus)
Any spherical shaped bacteria with an oxygen based metabolism and a peptidoglycan rich cell wall that stains dark purple with the Gram staining technique.
(Aerobic Gram Positive Coccus, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in microgram(s) per gram per period of time equal to sixty minutes.
(Microgram per Gram per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in microgram(s) per gram per period of time equal to sixty seconds.
(Microgram per Gram per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit equal to one millionth of a gram of a preparation per one kilogram of body mass administered per unit of time equal to one minute.
(Microgram per Kilogram per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of relative amount of substance content equivalent to the content at which one gram of mixture contains one thousandth of an equivalent of a component.
(Milliequivalent per Gram, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in microgram(s) per gram per period of time equal to twenty-four hours.
(Microgram per Gram per Day, NCI Thesaurus)
A metric unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram or one thousandth of a milligram.
(Microgram, NCI Thesaurus)
A species of Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes.
(Aerococcus urinae, NCI Thesaurus)