FUCHSINE

Etymology

Noun

fuchsine (countable and uncountable, plural fuchsines)

A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C20H19N3·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.

Source: Wiktionary


Fuch"sine, n. Etym: [Named by the French inventor, from Fuchs a fox, the German equivalent of his own name, Renard.] (Chem.)

Definition: Aniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when dissolved forming a brilliant dark red. It consists of a hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline. See Rosaniline.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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