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gram-positive

Gram-pos·i·tive
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gram poz-i-tiv]
    • /græm ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/
    • /ɡræm ˈpɒzətɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gram poz-i-tiv]
    • /græm ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/

Definitions of gram-positive word

  • adjective gram-positive (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method. 1
  • adjective gram-positive designating bacteria that retain the violet stain in Gram's method 0
  • adjective gram-positive designating bacteria that retain the color stain 0
  • adjective gram-positive (medicine, bacteriology, of a bacterium) That is stained violet by Gram's method. 0
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Origin of gram-positive

First appearance:

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

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Parts of speech for Gram-positive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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gram-positive 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 56% 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-positive

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    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.

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    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.

  • erythromycin

    An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.

  • gram's method

    a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
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