GRAM-POSITIVE

Meaning of GRAM-POSITIVE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Usage: sometimes capitalized G

Etymology: after Hans C. J. Gram

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GRAM-POSITIVE — adjective Date: 1907 holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAM-POSITIVE — /gram"poz"i tiv/ , adj. ( often l.c. ) (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAM-POSITIVE — (about bacteria) retaining the primary violet stain after being stained by Gram's method
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRAM-POSITIVE — adjective Date: 1907 : holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain — used chiefly of bacteria
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAM-POSITIVE — Pronunciation: ' gram- ' pä-z ə -tiv, - ' päz-tiv Function: adjective Date: 1907 : holding the purple dye when …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRAM-POSITIVE — ■ adjective see Gram stain .
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRAM-POSITIVE — [gram-pos.i.tive] adj (1907): holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's stain--used chiefly of bacteria
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAM-POSITIVE — Gram-positive BrE AmE ˌɡræm ˈpɒz ət ɪv ◂ -ət- AmE \ -ˈpɑːz ət̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRAM-POSITIVE — refers to bacteria that have a single cell wall that does not contain lipopolysaccharide; these bacteria retain a violet stain …
AIDS English Glossary
GRAM-POSITIVE — грамположительный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAM-POSITIVE — бтх грам-положительный (прокрашенный по Граму)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAM-POSITIVE — Грамположительные бактерии
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GRAM-POSITIVE — бтх грам-положительный ( прокрашенный по Граму )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GRAM-POSITIVE — бтх грам-положительный (прокрашенный по Граму)
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GRAM-POSITIVE — грамположительный
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GRAM-POSITIVE — грамположительный
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GRAM-POSITIVE — грамположительный
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
GRAM-POSITIVE — бтх грам-положительный (прокрашенный по Граму)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAM-POSITIVE — грамположительный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSITIVE — adj positive (1. as in positive law; 2. real, actual; 3. [ specif: Alg., Elec., etc..] not negative); philosophia positive …
Interlingua English vocab
GRAM — gramm
English interlingue dictionary
GRAM — I. noun Etymology: obsolete Portuguese (now spelled grão), grain, from Latin granum Date: 1702 any of several leguminous plants (as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRAM — Unit of mass or weight used especially in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of measurement . One gram is equal to …
Английский словарь Британика
POSITIVE — I. ˈpäzəd.iv, -z(ə)tiv adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from positus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAM — I. ˈgram, -aa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese grão (formerly also spelled gram ) grain, seed, chick-pea, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-GRAM — ˌgram, -aa(ə)m; in “program” and in the southern US in “telegram” the preceding or _grəm noun combining form ( -s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSITIVE — (a.) Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling …
Английский словарь Webster
POSITIVE — ( a. ) Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSITIVE — — positiveness , n. /poz"i tiv/ , adj. 1. explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-GRAM — -gram 1 a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "something written," "drawing" ( epigram; diagram ); …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRAM — gram 1 /gram/ , n. a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSITIVE — I. ˈpä-zə-tiv, ˈpäz-tiv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin positivus, from positus, past participle of ponere Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRAM — I. ˈgram noun Etymology: obsolete Portuguese (now spelled grão ), grain, from Latin granum Date: 1702 : any of several …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-GRAM — Etymology: Latin -gramma, from Greek, from gramma : drawing : writing : record chrono gram tele gram
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSITIVE — adj electro-positive. 2. positive ·noun the positive degree or form. 3. positive ·noun that which settles by absolute appointment. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GRAM — adj angry. 2. gram ·noun ·alt. of gramme. 3. gram ·noun the east indian name of the chick-pea (cicer arietinum) …
Webster English vocab
POSITIVE — [pos.i.tive] adj [ME, fr. MF positif, fr. L positivus, fr. positus, pp. of ponere] (14c) 1 a: formally laid down …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAM — [gram] abbreviation grammar, grammatical
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRAM — also spelled gramme, unit of mass or weight that is used especially in the centimetre-gram-second system of measurement. One gram …
Britannica English vocabulary
POSITIVE — positive BrE AmE ˈpɒz ət ɪv -ɪt-; ˈpɒz tɪv AmE \ ˈpɑːz ət̬ ɪv ˈpɑːz tɪv ▷ positive|ly li —but …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRAM — gram, Gram BrE AmE ɡræm ▷ grams ɡræmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POSITIVE — / ˈpɒzətɪv; NAmE ˈpɑːz-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective CONFIDENT 1. positive (about sth) thinking about what is good in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAM — / græm; NAmE / noun 1. ( BrE also gramme ) ( abbr. g , gm ) a unit for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSITIVE — I. pos ‧ i ‧ tive 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈpɒzətɪv, ˈpɒzɪtɪv $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRAM — gram S3 BrE AmE ( also gramme British English ) /ɡræm/ noun [countable] ( written abbreviation g or gm ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
-GRAM — -gram /ɡræm/ BrE AmE suffix [in nouns] [ Language: Latin ; Origin: -gramma , from Greek , from gramma ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 formally or explicitly stated; definite, unquestionable (positive proof). 2 (of a person) convinced, confident, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRAM — n. (also gramme) a metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. øgram-atom Chem. the quantity of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSITIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 formally or explicitly stated; definite, unquestionable (positive proof). 2 (of a person) convinced, confident, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRAM — n. (also gramme) a metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. gram-atom Chem. the quantity of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. formally or explicitly stated; definite, unquestionable (positive proof). 2 (of a person) convinced, confident, or …
Oxford English vocab
GRAM — 1. n. (also gramme) a metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Phrases and idioms: gram-atom Chem. …
Oxford English vocab
POSITIVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you are positive about things, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRAM — ( grams) Note: in BRIT, also use 'gramme' A gram is a unit of weight. One thousand grams are equal …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSITIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES $15/5 grams/50 etc per day (= used when saying how much someone earns or is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRAM — (MEASUREMENT), gramme, g (plural g), gm (plural gm) [noun] [C] - (a unit of mass equal to) 0.001 kilogramsThis bag …
Cambridge English vocab
GRAM — n. Unit of mass or weight used especially in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of measurement . One gram is equal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POSITIVE — n. 25B6; adjective a positive response : AFFIRMATIVE, favourable, good, approving, enthusiastic, supportive, encouraging. do something positive : CONSTRUCTIVE, practical, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSITIVE — adj. 1 sure, certain, definite, unequivocal, categorical, absolute, unqualified, unambiguous, unmistakable or unmistakeable, clear-cut, clear, explicit, express, decisive, indisputable, indubitable, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GRAM — A unit of weight in the metric system. One gram is equal to one thousandth of a kilogram and is …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
POSITIVE — 1. прил. 1) а) позитивный, реальный, прямо выраженный, точный - positive philosophy Syn : stated, explicit, express, definite, precise, practical, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAM — I = gramme II сущ. мелкий горошек грамм (ботаника) мелкий турецкий горошек (Cicer arietinum) gram =gramme ~ мелкий горошек gram …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSITIVE — positive.ogg 1. ʹpɒzıtıv n 1. нечто положительное, положительность 2. нечто реальное, реальность 3. грам. положительная степень 4. фото позитив 5. …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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