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English noun: Gram stain | |||
| 1. | Gram stain (act) a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative | ||
| Synonyms | Gram method, Gram's method, Gram's procedure, Gram's stain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | staining | ||
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