parafuchsin

P3A1R1A1F4U1C3H4S1I1N1

noun

A tri(aminophenyl)methane hydrochloride; an important red biologic stain used in Schiff reagent to detect cellular DNA (Feulgen stain), mucopolysaccharides (periodic acid-Schiff stain), and proteins (ninhydrin-Schiff stain).

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pararosanilin
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Meanings

nounparafuchsin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA tri(aminophenyl)methane hydrochloride; an important red biologic stain used in Schiff reagent to detect cellular DNA (Feulgen stain), mucopolysaccharides (periodic acid-Schiff stain), and proteins (ninhydrin-Schiff stain).

    Synonyms: pararosanilin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tri(aminophenyl)methane hydrochloride; an important red biologic stain used in Schiff reagent to detect cellular DNA (Feulgen stain), mucopolysaccharides (periodic acid-Schiff stain), and proteins (ninhydrin-Schiff stain).

Similar
pararosanilin

Origin

From para- + fuchsin.

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APA

parafuchsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafuchsin

MLA

“parafuchsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafuchsin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parafuchsin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parafuchsin.

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