| crystal violet | Hexamethylpararosanilin chloride;a compound that has been used in the external treatment of burns, wounds, and fungal infections of skin and mucous membranes, and internally for pinworm and certain fluke infections; used also as a stain for chromatin, amyloid, platelets in blood, fibrin, and neuroglia, and to differentiate among bacteria. Synonym: methylrosaniline chloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| crystal violet vaccine | See: hog cholera vaccines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ehrlich's aniline crystal violet stain | <technique> A stain for Gram-positive bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lauth's violet | <chemistry> An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained as a dark crystalline powder. Synonym: phenylene violet. Origin: Gr. Brimstone, sulphur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |