gram's solution

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   a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water

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Questions about gram's solution

What does gram's solution mean?

gram's solution means "a solution used in staining bacteria by Gram's method; consists of one part iodine and two parts potassium iodide and 300 parts water".

Is gram's solution a common word?

gram's solution is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.