1. A bright red or purplish-red synthetic dye used in textiles, inks, and biological staining.
Usage: Also called magenta or rosaniline; commonly used in laboratory and medical applications.

Examples

• The biologist used fuchsin to stain the tissue samples under the microscope.
• Fuchsin dye produces a vivid red color that is easily visible in histological preparations.
• The textile manufacturer added fuchsin to create a bold magenta fabric.
• Fuchsin has been used in medical diagnostics for over a century.
• The bright fuchsin stain helped identify the bacterial cells in the culture.