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gentian violet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
gen-tian vi-o-let
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A violet colour similar to the gentian flower.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Having a violet colour similar to the gentian flower.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gentian violets (plural) more gentian violet (comparative) most gentian violet (superlative)

Synonyms

crystal violet

Questions

What does gentian violet mean?
Also known as crystal violet, a chemical dye used in the Gram stain test, and is also a fungicide. Chemically: hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, C₂₅H₃₀ClN₃

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