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GRAM STAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
Synonyms:
Gram's method; Gram's procedure; Gram's stain; Gram method; Gram stain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Gram stain" is a kind of...):
staining ((histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study)
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