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Definition of Gentian violet

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

Definition of Gentian violet

1. Noun. (chemistry) Also known as crystal violet, a chemical dye used in the Gram stain test, and is also a fungicide. Chemically: hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, C₂₅H₃₀ClN₃ ¹

2. Noun. A violet colour similar to the gentian flower. ¹

3. Adjective. Having a violet colour similar to the gentian flower. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gentian violet

1. A dye occuring as a dark green powder or greenish glistening pieces having a metallic luster, with antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties, applied topically in the treatment of infections of the skin and muscous membranes associated with gram-positive bacteria and molds, and administered orally in pinworm and liver fluke infections. It has been given in strongyloidosis. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, antinematodal agent, rosaniline dyes. Chemical name: Methanaminium, N-(4-(bis(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-N-methyl-, chloride (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentian Violet

Literary usage of Gentian violet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1914)
"THE EFFECT OF gentian violet ON TETANUS TOXIN The determination of the effect of gentian violet on the toxin of tetanus presents less difficulties ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1883)
"This piece of skin was cut into a series of thirty sections, the first one being made at the edge of the papule, and after staining with gentian violet they ..."

3. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"Anilin Water gentian violet (Ehrlich) Five cc anilin oil are thoroughly shaken with 100 cc ... In the filtrate, 4 grams of gentian violet are dissolved. ..."

4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1908)
"Smear preparation from culture of <Sf. actinomyces (Pasteur Institute) stained by gentian violet, X 700. 26. Section from experimental lesion in monkey ..."

5. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1916)
"The aniline gentian violet deteriorates when exposed to light in two or three days—it ... Some prefer carbol gentian violet to aniline gentian violet. ..."

6. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1918)
"Some bacteriologists simply pour off excess of aniline gentian violet and immediately drop on the iodine solution. It is well to repeat the application of ..."

7. The Indian Policy of the United States on the Southwestern Frontier, 1830 by Joseph Abner Hill, Philip Hanson Hiss, Hans Zinsser (1914)
"Churchman: found that the addition of gentian violet in dilutions of 1:100000, to media, inhibited some bacteria, while others grew luxuriantly in its ..."

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