1. a bright red or purplish-red synthetic dye used in textiles, inks, and biological staining
Usage: also called magenta; chemistry and textile industry term

1. of or relating to the color fuchsine; bright red or purplish-red

Examples

• The laboratory technician used fuchsine to stain the tissue samples for microscopic examination.
• Fuchsine dye was one of the first synthetic colorants developed in the nineteenth century.
• The fabric was dyed a vibrant fuchsine color that caught everyone's attention.
• Fuchsine is commonly used in histology to highlight specific cellular structures.
• The artist mixed fuchsine pigment with white to create a lighter shade of magenta.