crystal violet

triarylmethane dye used as a histological stain and in Gram's method of classifying bacteria
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q420705
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crystal violet

Summary

crystal violet is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • crystal violet's image is recorded as Sample of Crystal Violet.jpg[3].
  • crystal violet's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • crystal violet's chemical structure is recorded as Kristallviolett.svg[5].
  • crystal violet's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 548-62-9[6].
  • crystal violet's EC number is recorded as 208-953-6[7].
  • crystal violet's canonical SMILES is recorded as CN(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=C2C=CC(=N+C)C=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)N(C)C.[Cl-]N+C)C=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)N(C)C.[Cl-]">[8].
  • crystal violet's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C25H30N3.ClH/c1-26(2)22-13-7-19(8-14-22)25(20-9-15-23(16-10-20)27(3)4)21-11-17-24(18-12-21)28(5)6;/h7-18H,1-6H3;1H/q+1;/p-1[9].
  • crystal violet's InChIKey is recorded as ZXJXZNDDNMQXFV-UHFFFAOYSA-M[10].
  • crystal violet's ATC code is recorded as D01AE02[11].
  • crystal violet's ATC code is recorded as G01AX09[12].
  • crystal violet's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₅N₃H₃₀Cl[13].
  • crystal violet's subclass of is recorded as chloride[14].
  • crystal violet's subclass of is recorded as triphenylmethyl compound[15].
  • crystal violet's has use is recorded as medication[16].
  • crystal violet's Commons category is recorded as Crystal violet[17].
  • crystal violet's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D005840[18].
  • crystal violet's has part is recorded as gentian violet(1+)[19].
  • crystal violet's has part is recorded as chloride ion[20].
  • crystal violet's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL64894[21].
  • crystal violet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwftjl[22].
  • crystal violet's UNII is recorded as J4Z741D6O5[23].
  • crystal violet's RTECS number is recorded as BO9000000[24].
  • crystal violet's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 10588[25].
  • crystal violet's PubChem CID is recorded as 11057[26].
  • crystal violet's PubChem CID is recorded as 23424024[27].

Why It Matters

crystal violet ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). crystal violet. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/crystal-violet
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_crystal-violet_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{crystal violet}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/crystal-violet}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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