Pronunciation: ' gram- ' pä-z ə -tiv, - ' päz-tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 1907
: holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain ― used chiefly of bacteria
Pronunciation: ' gram- ' pä-z ə -tiv, - ' päz-tiv
Function: adjective
Date: 1907
: holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain ― used chiefly of bacteria
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012