n. A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride or similar) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
Word Usage
"Because of the considerable infusion of the red fuchsine carries large vitalizing energy."