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Examples of crystal violet in a Sentence
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That thick layer of peptidoglycan helps hold in a purple dye called crystal violet.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2019
By contrast, cells with more complex cell walls consisting of a relatively thin layer of peptidoglycan plus an outer membrane don’t hold in crystal violet as well.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Crystal violet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crystal%20violet. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
Medical Definition
crystal violet
noun
: a triphenylmethane dye found in gentian violet
called also methylrosaniline chloride
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