Gram-variable
[ gram-vair-ee-uh-buhl ]
adjective(often lowercase)
of or relating to bacteria that stain irregularly with Gram's stain, being neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative.
Origin of Gram-variable
1First recorded in 1955–60; see origin at Gram's method
Words Nearby Gram-variable
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