Gram-negative Hear it!

Gram-negative definition

Gram·-negative (gram′neg′ə tiv)

adjective

designating bacteria that do not retain the color stain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.