Gram's method (n)
Gram method (n)
Gram's procedure (n)
Gram's stain (n)
Gram stain (n)

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def a staining technique used to classify bacteria
def bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution
def after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
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Hypernym staining
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Hyponym staining

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