Fuchsin
/ˈfjuːk.sɪn/noun
A brilliant reddish-purple synthetic dye used in textiles, inks, and biological stains.
Did you know?Fuchsin was introduced in 1859 and became associated with the color magenta, while its related dye magenta was named after a bloody nineteenth-century battle.
Etymological Timeline
1542
Latin
Fuchsia
“Botanical genus named by Leonhart Fuchs, a German physician and botanist”
16th Century
German
Fuchs
“Fox; also the surname of Leonhart Fuchs”
1753
Latin
Fuchsia
“The plant genus formally established by Linnaeus in honor of Fuchs”
1859
French
Fuchsine
“A newly produced red-purple aniline dye, named after fuchsia”
19th Century
English
Fuchsin
“A vivid red-purple synthetic dye used in coloring and microscopy”
Modern English
English
fuchsin
“A brilliant reddish-purple dye and biological stain”