Term: 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
Candidate hypernym: staining: (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study → 1
Candidate hypernym: genus nanomia: a genus of Siphonophora → 0
Candidate hypernym: dominican: a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic → 0
Candidate hypernym: carancha: South American caracara → 0
Candidate hypernym: exhibition season: the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games → 0
Candidate hypernym: epsilon: the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet → 0
Candidate hypernym: sultriness: oppressively hot and humid weather → 0
Candidate hypernym: miniature pinscher: small German version of a Doberman pinscher → 0
Candidate hypernym: mallard: wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed → 0
Candidate hypernym: won ton: a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup → 0
Candidate hypernym: holy roman emperor: sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire → 0