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Methyl violet
(Chem.) | an artificial dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline. |
See also: Methyl methyl violet
methyl violet[′meth·əl ′vī·lət] (organic chemistry) A derivative of pararosaniline, used as an antiallergen and bactericide, acid-base indicator, biological stain, and textile dye. Also known as crystal violet; gentian violet. methyl violet
violet [vi´o-let] 1. the color produced by the shortest waves of the visible spectrum, beyond indigo, approximately 380 to 420 nm.2. a dye or stain with this color.crystal violet (gentian violet) (methyl violet) gentian violet; see under gentian.meth·yl vi·o·let (meth'il vī'ō-let), [C.I. 42535] Mixtures of tetra-, penta-, or pararosanilin that vary in shade of violet depending on the extent of methylation (designated R for reddish shades, B for bluish shades); the hexamethyl compound is known as crystal violet, the pentamenthyl compound as methyl violet 6B. methyl violet stains have many bacteriologic, histologic, and cytologic applications.methyl violetA stain used in histology and bacteriology.See also: methylThesaurusSeeviolet |