a greenish crystalline substance, obtained from rosaniline, that forms a violet solution in water, used as an indicator, antiseptic, and in the treatment of burns
Also called: crystal violet
gentian violet in American English
a violet dye used as an antiseptic and as a stain in microscopy
Examples of 'gentian violet' in a sentence
gentian violet
After she had painted their little cuts from the small bottle of gentian violet she'd brought, they followed her up the hill.