gram-positive

English Thesaurus

1. (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method (adj.all)

similar	:	confirming, positive,
definition	:	indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen (adj.all)

domain category	:	bacteria, bacterium,
definition	:	(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants (noun.animal)