fuchsin

American  

[fook-sin] / ˈfʊk sɪn /

Also fuchsine

noun

1. 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.

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fuchsin British  

/ -sɪn, ˈfuːksɪn, ˈfuːksiːn /

noun

1. Also called: magenta.  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

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Etymology

Origin of fuchsin

First recorded in 1860–65; fuchs(ia) + -in ²

Example Sentences

For such mixtures, fuchsin, bismarck brown, chrome green, may be used.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Saturated, watery methyl-green solution is mixed with alcoholic fuchsin.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

The stain, which only requires a small fixation, is completed in a few minutes, and colours the nuclei green, the red blood corpuscles red, the protoplasm of the leucocytes fuchsin colour.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Granules staining in pure fuchsin colour and which hence possess a weak acid reaction are much more rarely found.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Weigh out Basic fuchsin 1.0 gramme Carbolic acid 5.0 grammes dissolve in Distilled water 100.0 c.c. and add Absolute alcohol 10.0 c.c.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)