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| Gentian Violet | Noun | general chemical | not too common | No |
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| a dark green colored crystal used in solution and as a dye, made of pararosaniline, a methyl derivative and used to kill bacteria, fungi and intestinal parasitic worms. Also called Hexamethyl-p-Rosaniline Chloride; Crystal Violet; Aniline Violet; and Methylrosaniline Chloride. Formula alternatively given as C19H19N3O and C25H30ClN3 | ||||
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| Gentian Violet can often be found in pharmacies. | ||||
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