Definitions for "Fuchsine"
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.
Fuchsine, fuchsin, rosanilin, or rosaniline hydrochloride is a magenta dye with chemical formula 19173·. It becomes magenta when dissolved in water; as a solid, it forms dark green crystals. Its inventor, the 19th century French company Renard, named the dye after the German translation of the company's name, fuchs (fox).