Gram-variable

[gram-vair-ee-uh-buhl]

Gram-var·i·a·ble

[gram-vair-ee-uh-buhl]
adjective (often lowercase)
of or pertaining to bacteria that stain irregularly with Gram's stain, being neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative.

Origin:
1955–60; see Gram's method
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