Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Fuchsine (sometimes spelled fuchsin) or rosaniline hydrochloride is a magenta dye with chemical formula C20H19N3·HCl. There are other similar chemical formulations of products sold as fuchsine and several dozen other synonyms of this molecule.It becomes magenta when dissolved in water; as a solid it forms dark green crystals. As well as dying textiles fuchsine is used to stain bacteria and sometimes as a disinfectant.
