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gentianophilous

gentianophilous adjective: readily staining with gentian violet.

Adjective

gentianophilous (comparative more gentianophilous, superlative most gentianophilous)

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

Synonyms of gentianophilous

Forms of gentianophilous

comparativemore gentianophilous
superlativemost gentianophilous

Origin of gentianophilous

From gentian + -o- + -philous.

Questions about gentianophilous

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

Words near gentianophilous in the dictionary

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

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