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gentianophobic

gentianophobic adjective: not readily staining with gentian violet.

Adjective

gentianophobic (comparative more gentianophobic, superlative most gentianophobic)

  1. Not readily staining with gentian violet.

Forms of gentianophobic

comparativemore gentianophobic
superlativemost gentianophobic

Origin of gentianophobic

From gentian + -o- + -phobic.

Questions about gentianophobic

What does gentianophobic mean?
Gentianophobic means not readily staining with gentian violet.
What part of speech is gentianophobic?
Gentianophobic is an adjective.

Words near gentianophobic in the dictionary

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

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