[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fuchsine \fuch"sine\, n. named by the french inventor, from
   fuchs a fox, the german equivalent of his own name, renard.
   chem.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
rosaniline 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

magenta \magen"ta\ m.aje^n"t.a, n. chem.
   an aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a
   green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of
   red; also, the color; -- so called from magenta, in italy, in
   allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye
   was discovered. called also fuchsin, fuchsine, roseine,
   etc.
   1913 webster

   2. the purplish-red color of magenta.
      pjc
see also:
fuchsin fuchsine roseine 

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