Gram's stain vs Gram's method

Gram's method vs Gram's stain

Gram's stain and Gram's method both are nouns.

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

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

Gram's stain and Gram's 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

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

Gram's stain (noun)	Gram's method (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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