Usually means: Synthetic dye used in staining.
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  1. crystal violet: Merriam-Webster
  2. crystal violet: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. crystal violet: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. crystal violet: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. crystal violet: Wiktionary
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  8. Crystal violet: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  10. crystal violet: FreeDictionary.org
  11. crystal violet: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. crystal violet: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (crystal violet)

▸ noun:  A dye, derived from gentian violet, that is used as an acid-base indicator and as a biological stain.

Similar:
gentian violet, azo violet, methylrosaniline chloride, methyl violet, azoviolet, bromocresol green, vat dye, Congo red, night green, base, more...

Opposite:
counterstain, decolorizer, safranin

Types:
gentiviolet, methyl violet, hexamethyl violet, more...

Phrases:
crystal violet vaccine, more...

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Similar:
gentian violet, azo violet, methylrosaniline chloride, methyl violet, azoviolet, bromocresol green, vat dye, Congo red, night green, base, more...

Opposite:
counterstain, decolorizer, safranin

Types:
gentiviolet, methyl violet, hexamethyl violet, more...

Phrases:
crystal violet vaccine, more...



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