What does "gram's method" mean?

a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; 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

What is a synonym for "gram's method"?

Common synonyms include: gram method, gram stain, gram's procedure, gram's stain.

Gram's method

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Noun

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a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; 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 wordnet

Proper Noun

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A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species.

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gram method gram stain gram's procedure gram's stain

Etymology

After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist.

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