Gram-positive

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gram′poz′i tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Gram-pos•i•tive  (gram′poz′i tiv),USA pronunciation adj. (often l.c.)
  1. (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
  • see Gram's method 1905–10

'Gram-positive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pneumococcus - staphylococcus - streptococcus - tubercle bacillus - tyrothricin - ampicillin - bacitracin - cefoxitin - doxycycline - erythromycin - gramicidin - Gram's method - Gram-variable - lincomycin - mesosome - penicillin - piperacillin - tobramycin - sulfamethoxazole

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