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Gram staining

Gram staining noun: gram's method of distinguishing the two main groups of bacteria.

Noun

Gram staining (countable and uncountable, plural Gram stainings)

  1. Gram's method of distinguishing the two main groups of bacteria

Forms of Gram staining

pluralGram stainings

Origin of Gram staining

After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist.

Questions about Gram staining

What does Gram staining mean?
Gram staining means gram's method of distinguishing the two main groups of bacteria.
What part of speech is Gram staining?
Gram staining is a noun.
What is the plural of Gram staining?
The plural of Gram staining is Gram stainings.

Words near Gram staining in the dictionary

  1. gram molecules
  2. gram panchayat
  3. gram panchayats
  4. gram sansad
  5. gram sansads
  6. Gram staining
  7. Gram stainings
  8. Gram's method
  9. gram-molecular weight
  10. gram-molecular weights
  11. gram-negative

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