| magenta | <chemistry> An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface colour, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the colour; so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Synonym: fuchsine, roseine, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| magenta tongue | Purplish red colouration of the tongue, with oedema and flattening of the filiform papillae, occurring in riboflavin deficiency. Compare: cyanosis. (05 Mar 2000) |