革兰氏

革蘭氏

Gélánshì

popculture

Meanings

1 Gram (as in Gram stain)
2 Hans Christian Gram (1853–1938), Danish bacteriologist

Characters

leather (here phonetic)

orchid (here phonetic)

Examples

细菌可以分为革兰氏阳性和革兰氏阴性两大类。

Xìjūn kěyǐ fēn wéi Gélánshì yángxìng hé Gélánshì yīnxìng liǎng dà lèi.

Bacteria can be divided into two major groups: Gram-positive and Gram-negative.

革兰氏染色法是微生物学最常用的染色技术。

Gélánshì rǎnsèfǎ shì wēishēngwùxué zuì chángyòng de rǎnsè jìshù.

Gram staining is the most commonly used staining technique in microbiology.

Tips

history

Coined by Danish doctor Hans Christian Gram in 1884. 氏 (shì 'Mr./family name') marks 革兰 as a transliteration of a foreign surname — same pattern as 阿尔茨海默氏 (Alzheimer's).

Stroke Order

革 gé

兰 lán

氏 shì