Thus, the cell wall can be several layers thick, each layer being a sheet of linked peptidoglycan units. The Gram-positive bacterial cell wall is distinguished by having multiple layers of peptidoglycan sheets and is thus up to ten times the thickness of a Gram-negative bacterial cell wall.
noun. A parson holding his Bible. A parson holding his Bible. The definition of a parson is a member of the clergy, particularly in the Anglican tradition. An example of a parson is a Protestant minister.
pare. 1. to cut off or trim the outer coating, layer, edge, or part of: to pare an apple; to pare one's nails. 2. to reduce or remove by or as if by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often fol. by down): to pare down expenses. parer parÄre to prepare ]. parings collectively; the amount pared or cut off, 1430.