GRAM-NEGATIVE


Meaning of GRAM-NEGATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgram-ˈne-gə-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1907

: not holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain — used chiefly of bacteria

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