The most immature blood cell that is considered a plasma cell instead of a B cell is the plasmablast. Plasmablasts secrete more antibodies than B cells, but less than plasma cells.
Gentian Violet. Gentian violet is a water soluble dye (coloring substance) used primarily in medicine to stain bacteria, but also in other histological procedures. It is not derived from gentians, but got its name since it is pink-violet like some gentians in the genera of Centaurium, Gentiana, and Gentianella.
Adj. 1. crimson-of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet, ruddy. chromatic-being or having or characterized by hue.