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gram


Definition: Meaning of, gram in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡram /

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gram grams
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  1. the basic unit for measuring weight in the METRIC SYSTEM
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Gram


Definition: Meaning of, Gram in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / græm /

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Gram grams
  1. 1853-1938 danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them
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    Hans C. J. Gram
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Gram used in phrases

  • Gram method (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized 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
  • Gram stain (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized 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
  • Gram's method (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized 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
  • Gram's procedure (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized 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
  • Gram's solution (noun)
    1. a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water
  • Gram's stain (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized 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
  • Gram-negative (adjective)
    1. of bacteria being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
  • Gram-positive (adjective)
    1. of bacteria being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
  • golden gram (noun)
    1. erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
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-gram


Definition: Meaning of, -gram in English to English dictionary.

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  1. a message delivered as an amusing surprise
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