fuchsin

[ fook-sin ]

/ ˈfʊk sɪn /

noun

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.

Also fuch·sine

[fook-sin, -seen]. /ˈfʊk sɪn, -sin/.

Also called basic fuchsin, basic magenta, magenta.

Origin of fuchsin

First recorded in 1860–65; fuchs(ia) + -in²

Words nearby fuchsin

fubsy, Fu-chou, Fuchs, Fuchs epithelial dystrophy, fuchsia, fuchsin, fuchsinophil, fuchsite, Fuchu, fucivorous, fuck

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Example sentences from the Web for fuchsin

This layer may be quite thin and evident only when treated with fuchsin or Bismarck brown, or it may be of considerable thickness.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
If the bacilli are stained red with fuchsin, the background should be made blue.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Wines often contain coloring matters which at once completely arrest digestion, such as methylin blue and fuchsin.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why|Martha M. Allen
This resembles that for the tubercle bacillus, viz., drying on a cover glass and staining with fuchsin or methyl-olin.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fuchsin

fuchsin

fuchsine (ˈfuːksiːn, -sɪn)

/ (ˈfuːksɪn) /

noun

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 HClAlso called: magenta

Word Origin for fuchsin

C19: from fuchs (ia) + -in; from its similarity in colour to the flower

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fuchsin

fuchsin

[ fyōōk′sĭn ]

n.

Any of various red to purple-red rosanilin dyes used as bacterial and histological stains.

单词	fuchsin
释义	fuchsin [ fook-sin ] / ˈfʊk sɪn / noun 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. Also fuch·sine [fook-sin, -seen]. /ˈfʊk sɪn, -sin/. Also called basic fuchsin, basic magenta, magenta. Origin of fuchsin First recorded in 1860–65; fuchs(ia) + -in² Words nearby fuchsin fubsy, Fu-chou, Fuchs, Fuchs epithelial dystrophy, fuchsia, fuchsin, fuchsinophil, fuchsite, Fuchu, fucivorous, fuck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fuchsin This layer may be quite thin and evident only when treated with fuchsin or Bismarck brown, or it may be of considerable thickness. The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity\|Charles Sumner Boyer If the bacilli are stained red with fuchsin, the background should be made blue. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Wines often contain coloring matters which at once completely arrest digestion, such as methylin blue and fuchsin. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why\|Martha M. Allen This resembles that for the tubercle bacillus, viz., drying on a cover glass and staining with fuchsin or methyl-olin. Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884\|Various British Dictionary definitions for fuchsin fuchsin fuchsine (ˈfuːksiːn, -sɪn) / (ˈfuːksɪn) / noun 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 HClAlso called: magenta Word Origin for fuchsin C19: from fuchs (ia) + -in; from its similarity in colour to the flower Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for fuchsin fuchsin [ fyōōk′sĭn ] n. Any of various red to purple-red rosanilin dyes used as bacterial and histological stains. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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