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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gram-variable1
First recorded in 1955–60; Gram's method
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