GRAM-NEGATIVE


Meaning of GRAM-NEGATIVE in English

/gram"neg"euh tiv/ , adj. ( often l.c. )

(of bacteria) not retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.

[ 1905-10; see GRAM'S METHOD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .