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.
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fuchsin or fuchsine (ˈfuːksɪn, ˈfuːksiːn, -sɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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: C20H19N3HCl | |
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fuchsin fuch·sin (fy&oomacr;k'sĭn) or fuch·sine (-sĭn, -sēn')
n.
Any of various red to purple-red rosanilin dyes used as bacterial and histological stains.
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