革兰氏阴性
Traditional form:
革蘭氏陰性
Pinyin (reading):
Gélánshìyīnxìng
Definitions:
- Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
Characters:
- 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
- 兰 - orchid; elegant, graceful
- 氏 - clan, family; maiden name
- 阴 - the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
- 性 - sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
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