gram's stain
NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G
gram's stain is a valid 12-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1A1M3'0S1S1T1A1I1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
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What does gram's stain mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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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