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

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fuchsin

Other counterstains may be used such as dilute eosin, dilute fuchsin, or vesuvin.

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)

Wines often contain coloring matters which at once completely arrest digestion, such as methylin blue and fuchsin.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

If the bacilli are stained red with fuchsin, the background should be made blue.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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)

Pour Ziehl's carbolic fuchsin on the film, warm as in previous methods, and allow it to act for ten minutes.

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)