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violet
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violet /vi·o·let/ (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.

vi·o·let (v-lt)
n.
1. The hue of the short-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 380 to 420 nanometers.
2. Any of a group of colors, reddish-blue in hue, that may vary in lightness and saturation.

violet,
n Latin name:
Viola odorata; parts used: leaves, flowers; uses: clears mucus from lungs, eczema, inflammation of the eye, insomnia, coughs, bronchial conditions; precautions: possible contact dermatitis. Also called
sweet violet.

violet
the reddish blue color produced by the shortest rays of the visible spectrum.

crystal violet, gentian violet, methyl violet
see gentian violet.

violet 
One of the hues of the visible spectrum evoked by stimulation of the retina by wavelengths shorter than 450 nm and somewhat longer than 380 nm.


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