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fuchsine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'fuchsine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fuchsine [ n.]
- 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.