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gram's method

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
gram's method
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist.

Phrases

Gram-positive Gram-negative

Frequently Paired Words

Gram-positive Gram-negative

Synonyms

Gram staining gram method gram's procedure gram's stain gram stain

Questions

What does gram's method mean?
A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species.
Where does gram's method come from?
After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist.

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