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

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.

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

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

Weak carbol fuchsin, neutral red or toluidin blue can also be used to stain the background if desired, after the removal of the paraffin in step 9.

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)

Take glycerine, 20 parts; fuchsin, 3 parts; aniline oil, 2 parts; carbolic acid, 2 parts.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 by Various

In contradistinction to these, the members of the triphenylmethan series, such as fuchsin, methyl violet, bismarck brown, phosphin, indazine, are in general less suited for the purpose, with the exception of methyl green already mentioned.

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