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crystal 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.

crystal violet
n.
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.

crystal
a naturally produced angular solid of definite form.

crystal-associated hepatopathy
crystal-induced arthritis
piezoelectric crystal
the source of sound waves in ultrasonography.
radiographic c's
crystals on radiographs caused by faulty use of fixative, commonly excess acidity or insufficient washing of the film.
synovial crystal
tissue crystal
recognizable crystals in tissues occur in crystal-associated cholangiohepatopathy, zinc and oxalate poisoning.
urines c's
crystal violet
a brilliant organic deep purple dye.
crystal violet vaccine
an obsolete hog cholera (classical swine fever) vaccine.


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The PRL concentration was then calculated and normalized to the crystal violet values representing cell number.
To quantitate bacterial adherence over time (from 30 rain to 72 h), we performed an adherence assay in 96-well plates as described and measured the uptake of crystal violet staining by reading optical density at 620 nm (22).
 
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