crystal violet

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Origin of crystal violet

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby crystal violet

Crystal Palace, crystal pickup, crystal pleat, crystal set, crystal system, crystal violet, cry uncle, cry up, cry wolf, Cs, CSA

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use crystal violet in a sentence

Some of the video was crystal clear, but in other footage the figures were just fuzzy shadows in black and white.
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Add a pop of color with a bright violet v-neck blouse from 3.1 Phillip Lim.
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Sailor Moon Crystal is expected to wrap up its initial storylines by the end of the year.
‘Sailor Moon’ Is an Oasis for Superheroes Who Can Save the Universe in Heels|Rich Goldstein|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sailor Moon Crystal is a more ambitious retelling of multiple Sailor Moon story arcs.
‘Sailor Moon’ Is an Oasis for Superheroes Who Can Save the Universe in Heels|Rich Goldstein|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Crystal is a onetime member of the Avengers, and in various storylines is also married to Quicksilver.
Inside Marvel’s Phase 3: How ‘The Avengers’ Cross Paths with Black Panther and the New Superheroes|Marlow Stern|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Large divans of the richest crimson and violet brocades lined the walls, while ample curtains of the same served in lieu of doors.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The soul of music which is embodied in them is imprisoned within wood and crystal, and is no more heard of men.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
Jessie had bought a galena crystal mounted, as that was more satisfactory, the book said.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
You look at a clear perfect rich colour, as it were, through the purest crystal.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce

British Dictionary definitions for crystal violet

crystal violet

noun

another name for gentian violet

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for crystal violet

crystal violet

A dye derived from gentian violet that is used as a general biological stain, an acid-base indicator, and an agent against infection by bacteria, fungi, pinworms, and other parasites.