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革兰氏

Gé lán shì

3-character word Traditional 革蘭氏

What 革兰氏 means

1. Mr Gram
2. Dr. Hans Christian Jaochim Gram (1953-1938), Danish doctor and inventor of the Gram stain 革兰氏染色法

The characters in 革兰氏

• 革géanimal hide; leather; to reform
• 兰lánorchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii); fragrant thoroughwort (兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)…
• 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏; (bound form) maiden name; née…

Words starting with 革兰氏

• 革兰氏阴性Gé lán shì yīn xìngGram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
• 革兰氏染色法Gé lán shì rǎn sè fǎGram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)