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/.
Words nearby fuchsin
fubar,
fubsy,
fuchs,
fuchs epithelial dystrophy,
fuchsia,
fuchsin,
fuchsinophil,
fuchsite,
fuchu,
fucivorous,
fuck
Example sentences from the Web for fuchsin
This layer may be quite thin and evident only when treated with fuchsin or Bismarck brown, or it may be of considerable thickness.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity |Charles Sumner BoyerIf the bacilli are stained red with fuchsin, the background should be made blue.
Wines often contain coloring matters which at once completely arrest digestion, such as methylin blue and fuchsin.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why |Martha M. AllenThis resembles that for the tubercle bacillus, viz., drying on a cover glass and staining with fuchsin or methyl-olin.
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
[ fyōōk′sĭn ]
n.
Any of various red to purple-red rosanilin dyes used as bacterial and histological stains.