GENTIAN VIOLET


Meaning of GENTIAN VIOLET in English

Function: noun

Usage: often cap G&V

Date: 1897

: any of several dyes or dye mixtures consisting of one or more methyl derivatives of pararosaniline especially : a dark green or greenish mixture used especially as a bactericide, fungicide, and anthelmintic

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