Gram's procedure vs Gram stain

Gram stain vs Gram's procedure

Gram's procedure and Gram stain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Gram's procedure	Yes	No	No	No
Gram stain	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Gram's procedure and Gram stain are synonyms defined as:

Gram's procedure and Gram stain: 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

Other synonyms of Gram's procedure include Gram's method, Gram's stain, Gram method.

Gram's procedure (noun)	Gram stain (noun)
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	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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