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革兰氏阴性

Gé lán shì yīn xìng

5-character word Traditional 革蘭氏陰性

What 革兰氏阴性 means

1. Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)

The characters in 革兰氏阴性

• 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…
• 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy; shady
• 性xìngnature; character; property

Sounds the same

Read Gé lán shì yīn xìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 格兰氏阴性Gram negative (of bacteria); also written 革兰氏阴性