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gentianophilic

gentianophilic adjective: readily staining with gentian violet.

Adjective

gentianophilic (comparative more gentianophilic, superlative most gentianophilic)

  1. Readily staining with gentian violet.
    Synonyms:
    gentianophilous, gentianophil

Synonyms of gentianophilic

Forms of gentianophilic

comparativemore gentianophilic
superlativemost gentianophilic

Origin of gentianophilic

From gentian + -o- + -philic.

Questions about gentianophilic

What does gentianophilic mean?
Gentianophilic means readily staining with gentian violet.
What part of speech is gentianophilic?
Gentianophilic is an adjective.

Words near gentianophilic in the dictionary

  1. gentianellas
  2. gentianic
  3. gentianic acid
  4. gentianin
  5. gentianine
  6. gentianophilic
  7. gentianophilous
  8. gentianophobic
  9. gentianose
  10. gentians
  11. gentianwort

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