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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A dye used in microscopy as a biological stain and in medicine as a bactericide, fungicide, and anthelmintic.

Wiktionary

  1. n. 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
  2. n. A violet colour similar to the gentian flower.
  3. adj. Having a violet colour similar to the gentian flower.

WordNet 3.0

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

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  1. bactericide
  2. fungicide
  1. antibacterial drug
  2. anthelmintic
  1. helminthic
  2. antimycotic
  1. antimycotic agent
  2. anthelminthic
  1. antifungal
  2. stain
  1. vermifuge
  2. antifungal agent
  1. antibacterial

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  1. gram method
  1. Gram stain
  1. Gram's method
  1. gram's procedure
  1. Gram's stain
  1. crystal violet
  1. gentiana crinita
  1. gentianopsis crinita

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