Definitions for Gram-positive

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Gram-positive Gram-pos·i·tive

Spelling: [gram-poz-i-tiv]

IPA: /ˈgræmˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/

Gram-Positive is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 1797 anagrams from letters in Gram-positive (-aegiimoprstv).

Definitions for Gram-positive

adjective

1. (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.

Origin of Gram-positive

First recorded in 1905-10; See origin at Gram's method

Examples for Gram-positive

The Gram-positive bacteria are violet and the Gram-negative are red.

This method is excellent for differentiating Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms on the same slide.

A Gram-positive stool due to cocci is suggestive of intestinal ulceration.