Gram-variable

[ gram-vair-ee-uh-buhl ]

adjective(often lowercase)
  1. of or relating to bacteria that stain irregularly with Gram's stain, being neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative.

Origin of Gram-variable

1
First recorded in 1955–60; see origin at Gram's method

Words Nearby Gram-variable

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