GRAM-POSITIVE


Meaning of GRAM-POSITIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgram-ˈpä-zə-tiv, -ˈpäz-tiv ]

adjective

Date: 1907

: holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain — used chiefly of bacteria

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.