fuchsin

[ foo k-sin ]
/ ˈfʊk sɪn /

noun

a greenish, water-soluble, solid, coal-tar derivative, obtained by the oxidation of a mixture of aniline and the toluidines, that forms deep-red solutions: used chiefly as a dye.
Also fuch·sine [foo k-sin, -seen] /ˈfʊk sɪn, -sin/.
Also called basic fuchsin, basic magenta, magenta.

Origin of fuchsin

First recorded in 1860–65; fuchs(ia) + -in2

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British Dictionary definitions for fuchsin

fuchsin

fuchsine (ˈfuːksiːn, -sɪn)

/ (ˈfuːksɪn) /

noun

a greenish crystalline substance, the quaternary chloride of rosaniline, forming a red solution in water: used as a textile dye and a biological stain. Formula: C 20 H 19 N 3 HCl Also called: magenta

Word Origin for fuchsin

C19: from fuchs ( ia) + -in; from its similarity in colour to the flower

Medical definitions for fuchsin

fuchsin
[ fyōōksĭn ]

n.

Any of various red to purple-red rosanilin dyes used as bacterial and histological stains.