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staining vs Gram's procedure

Gram's procedure vs staining

staining and Gram's procedure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
staining Yes No No No
Gram's procedure Yes No No No
As nouns, Gram's procedure is a hyponym of staining; that is, Gram's procedure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than staining:
  • staining: (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
  • Gram's procedure: 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 hyponyms of staining include Gram's method, Gram's stain, Gram method, Gram stain.
staining (noun) Gram's procedure (noun)
(histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study 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
the act of spotting or staining something
Difference between staining and Gram's procedure

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