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gram-negative

gram-negative adjective: that is not stained violet by Gram's method.

Adjective (1)

gram-negative (not comparable)

  1. that is not stained violet by Gram's method

Adjective (2) capitalized: Gram-negative

Gram-negative (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of gram-negative.

Antonyms of gram-negative

Forms of gram-negative

alternative formGram-negative

Questions about gram-negative

What does gram-negative mean?
Gram-negative means that is not stained violet by Gram's method.
What part of speech is gram-negative?
Gram-negative is an adjective.

Words near gram-negative in the dictionary

  1. Gram staining
  2. Gram stainings
  3. Gram's method
  4. gram-molecular weight
  5. gram-molecular weights
  6. gram-negative
  7. gram-positive
  8. gram.
  9. grama
  10. gramadoela
  11. gramadoelas

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