Definition of confirming
Adjectives
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- Synonyms:
- positive
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Gram-positive
(of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
- Antonyms:
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negative
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
- disconfirming
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Gram-negative
(of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
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serving to support or corroborate
- Synonyms:
- collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
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supportive
furnishing support or assistance
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George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" Chapters 8-14 »(302 words)
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