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Definition of Fuchsin
1. a red dye [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fuchsin
1. A non-specific term referring to any of several red rosanilin dyes used as stains in histology and bacteriology. Origin: Leonhard Fuchs, German botantist, 1501-1506 (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuchsin
Literary usage of Fuchsin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1914)
"This author employed an aqueous solution of acid fuchsin (fuchsin S. Grubler)
and found it to be an excellent indicator for acids and alkalies. ..."
2. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1903)
"This fact had been established by making comparative preparations stained with
acid fuchsin and basic fuchsin. The precaution is that in making ..."
3. The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America: (The United States by United States Pharmacopoeial Convention (1820)
"Upon slowly adding hydrochloric acid, to an aqueous solution of fuchsin (1 in
... Finely pulverized fuchsin dissolves in concentrated sulphuric acid (see ..."
4. Botanical Microtechnique: A Hand-book of Methods for the Preparation by A[lbrecht] Zimmermann (1893)
"Carbol-fuchsin seems less adapted to use with sections. 3. Ehrlich's Aniline-water
Solutions. 469. These solutions are prepared by adding iI ccm. of a ..."
5. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1918)
"In staining with slides, the grease pencil and the glass tubing, as recommended
under Blood Smears, will be found useful. The dilute carbol fuchsin and ..."
6. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1916)
"Saturated alcoholic solution basic fuchsin, 10 cc; 5% aqueous solution carbolic
acid, 100 cc Gram's Method.—The most important staining method in ..."
7. Laboratory Exercises in Botany by Edson Sewell Bastin (1894)
"fuchsin Solution.—A solution of fuchsin in water may be employed for ...
picric acid in alcohol and 2 parts of distilled water the fuchsin is wholly removed ..."
8. Animal Micrology: Practical Exercises in Zoölogical Micro-technique by Michael Frederic Guyer (1917)
"Acid fuchsin 0.5 grain Distilled water 100 cc This is an excellent ... Acid fuchsin
should not be confounded with basic fuchsin, which is a nuclear stain. ..."
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