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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gen′tian vi′olet, 
  1. Chemistry, Drugs, Drugsa dye derived from rosaniline, used in chemistry as an indicator and in medicine as a fungicide, bactericide, anthelmintic, and in the treatment of burns. Also called crystal violet, methylrosaniline chloride. 
  • 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gentian violet n
  1. a greenish crystalline substance, obtained from rosaniline, that forms a violet solution in water, used as an indicator, antiseptic, and in the treatment of burns
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