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methyl violet

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ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q1761300
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Summary

methyl violet is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type of chemical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,048 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: group or class of chemical substances[3]
  • Subclass of: triphenylmethyl compound[4], triarylmethane dye[5]
  • Has use: dye[6], pH indicator[7], antiseptic[8], humidity indicator[9]
  • Commons category: Methyl violet[10]
  • Color: blue-violet[11], yellow[12]
  • Has part(s): Methyl Violet 6B[13], methyl violet 2B[14], crystal violet[15]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]

Why It Matters

methyl violet has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). methyl violet. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/methyl-violet
MLA “methyl violet.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/methyl-violet.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_methyl-violet_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{methyl violet}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/methyl-violet}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · TiagoLubiana · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biological imaging methods ontology id → 00000043
    Color → blue-violet, yellow
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Biological imaging methods ontology id: 00000043, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262961050|methyl violet (#262961050)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/75"
  2. 17d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → blue-violet, yellow
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hr', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Color: blue-violet"
  3. 23d ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → dye, pH indicator, antiseptic +1
    Has part(s) → Methyl Violet 6B, methyl violet 2B, crystal violet
    Subclass of → triphenylmethyl compound, triarylmethane dye
    Instance of → type of chemical entity, group or class of chemical substances
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Subclass of to Instance of"
  4. 27d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Instance of → type of chemical entity, group or class of chemical substances
    Subclass of → triphenylmethyl compound, triarylmethane dye
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Subclass of: triphenylmethyl compound, Moving from crystal violet"
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