0%

gram-negative

Gram-neg·a·tive
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gram neg-uh-tiv]
    • /græm ˈnɛg ə tɪv/
    • /ɡræm ˈneɡətɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gram neg-uh-tiv]
    • /græm ˈnɛg ə tɪv/

Definitions of gram-negative word

  • adjective gram-negative (of bacteria) not retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method. 1
  • adjective gram-negative designating bacteria that fail to retain the violet stain in Gram's method 0
  • adjective gram-negative designating bacteria that do not retain the color stain 0
  • adjective gram-negative (medicine, of a bacterium) that is not stained violet by Gram's method. 0
See all 4 definitions of gram-negative

Information block about the term

Origin of gram-negative

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; See origin at Gram's method

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gram-negative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Gram-negative

gram-negative popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Top questions with gram-negative

  • what is gram-negative?
  • what are gram-negative bacteria?

Related words

  • aerobacter

    any bacteria of a former genus (Aerobacter) normally found in the intestine: now in either of two genera (Enterobacter or Klebsiella)

  • amikacin

    a wide-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic, C 22 H 45 N 5 O 13 , used in the treatment of infections, especially those caused by susceptible Gram-negative bacilli.

  • ampicillin

    a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections

  • cefoxitin

    a broad-spectrum, crystalline, semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic, C 16 H 17 N 3 O 7 , used in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

  • doxycycline

    a synthetic analog of a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline drug, C 22 H 24 N 2 O 8 , used against a wide range of susceptible Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms.

  • enterobacteria

    (microbiology) Plural form of enterobacterium.
All related words to gram-negative

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?