Gram-negative

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    that is not stained violet by Gram's method not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of gram-negative. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method wordnet

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