"Gram staining" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gram stainings [plural]
Etymology: After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Gram staining (countable and uncountable, plural Gram stainings)
  1. Gram's method of distinguishing the two main groups of bacteria Wikipedia link: Hans Christian Gram Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gram_staining-en-noun-fCwXhDOG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bacteriology

Inflected forms

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