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Meaning of GRAM-POSITIVE
Pronunciation:
gram 'pâzitiv
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[adj] (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
GRAM-POSITIVE is a 13 letter word that starts with G.
Antonyms:
gram-negative
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
To describe a
prokaryotic
cell whose cell wall stains purple (positive) in
Gram stain
. The cell wall of a gram-positive bacterium consists chiefly of
peptidoglycan
and lacks the outer membrane of
Gram-negative
cells.
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