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crystal violet

crystal violet

noun

  1. another name for gentian violet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of crystal violet1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

(d) It is violet; the dye is methyl violet, crystal violet, or one of their allies.

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