(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission;…
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Gram method
a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized 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
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(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission;…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.(biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan)
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.(microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scr…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.(microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central ne…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organism…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after…
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.any organism of microscopic size
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.any organism of microscopic size
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Used in the same subject area: Microbiology, Biology.(virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
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the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.biochemical indicator of the presence of carbohydrates in a solution; if carbohydrates are present a violet ring is formed by reaction…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and stai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See Gram.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain spe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.a species of Gastrocybe fungus that has a conic cap and a thin stalk; at first the stalk is upright but as it matures the stalk bends…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: staining, technique, classify, bacteria, stained.a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)
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