fuchsine
Plural: fuchsines
Noun
- Another name for fuchsin, a magenta dye.
- A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C₂₀H₁₉N₃·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
Examples
- The word FUCHSINE allowed her to dye the score sheet with high points.
Origin / Etymology
From French fuchsine, of unknown origin. Possibly from fuchsia + -ine, because of its colour, or from German Fuchs (“fox”) + -ine, because of the first manufacturer, Renard (renard means “fox” in French).
Scrabble Score: 16
fuchsine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfuchsine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fuchsine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
fuchsine: valid Words With Friends Word