gentian violet in English

noun
1
a synthetic violet dye derived from rosaniline, used as an antiseptic.
Some surgeons want to use bait point pens to mark the surgical site, but we have one surgeon who insists that gentian violet and methylene blue are the only two dyes approved to be used on a patient's skin.
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1. Use of gentian violet in treatment of atopic dermatitis

2. 14 Convenient and effective dyes for introducing into water flows include potassium permanganate, gentian violet, and methyl blue.

3. In all cases, almost 50% of the gentian violet taken up by the cells was membrane-bound.

4. 26 Those identical findings reveal that the drainage of tear and diluted Gentian Violet are facilitated by inspiration rather than by expiration.