fuchsine noun. ['fu:ksi:n] Also fuchsin [-ɪn]. M19.
[from German Fuchs fox translating French Renard, name of the chemical company by which this product was first produced commercially + -INE⁵.]
An aniline dye, a hydrochloride of rosaniline or pararosaniline, which forms green crystals but dissolves in water to form a deep-red solution and is used esp. as a biological stain; = MAGENTA noun.

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