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gentian violet

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gentian violet
a greenish crystalline substance, obtained from rosaniline, that forms a violet solution in water, used as an indicator, antiseptic, and in the treatment of burns

gentian violet [′jen·chən ′vī·lət]
(organic chemistry)


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Many antibiotics or antiseptic agents used in ototopical therapy have been implicated as having ototoxic potential when tested in animals, including gentian violet, acetic acid, ethanol, and chlorhexidine, among others.
The deceptively simple form of the works and the carelessness with which they appear to have been installed add fragility and precariousness to Cabelo's powerful themes of life and death; the gentian violet itself will slowly fade.
Gentian violet should only be used for a maximum of two to three days (two treatments per day) by coating the nipple, areola, and surrounding breast tissue (plus the underside of the breast) with the liquid on a cotton ball.
 
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