GRAM-POSITIVE


Meaning of GRAM-POSITIVE in English

/gram"poz"i tiv/ , adj. ( often l.c. )

(of bacteria) 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 .