gentian violet (English, noun)
expansion: gentian violet (countable and uncountable, plural gentian violets)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Also known as crystal violet, a chemical dye used in the Gram stain test, and is also a fungicide. Chemically: hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, C₂₅H₃₀ClN₃
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A violet colour similar to the gentian flower.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: gentian violets
tags: plural