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Gentian violet   /dʒˈɛnʃən vˈaɪəlɪt/   Listen
Gentian violet

noun
1.
A green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment.  Synonym: crystal violet.





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... solution of potassium hydrate in water), iodine (either a little of the commercial tincture of iodine in water, or, better, a solution of iodine in iodide of potassium), acetic acid, and some staining fluid. (An aqueous or alcoholic solution of gentian violet or methyl violet is one of ...
— Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany - For High Schools and Elementary College Courses • Douglas Houghton Campbell


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