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. SYN: methylrosaniline chloride.
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crystal violet n a triphenylmethane dye found in gentian violet called also methylrosaniline chloride
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gentian violet, hexamethyl violet gentian violet; see under gentian.Medical dictionary. 2011.