Gram's Stain — synonyms, definition

1. Gram's stain (Noun)

Gram method Gram stain Gram's method Gram's procedure

Gram's stain (Noun) — 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.

staining