magenta

n.	1.	(Chem.) An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; - so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsin, fuchsine, roseïne, etc.
	2.	The purplish-red color of magenta.

Noun	1.	magenta - a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta Synonyms: fuchsia
	2.	Magenta - a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I Synonyms: Battle of Magenta
Adj.	1.	magenta - deep purplish red

amethystine, lavender, lilac, livid, mauve, mulberry, orchid, pansy-purple, plum-colored, plum-purple, purple, purplescent, purplish, purply, purpurate, purpure, purpureal, purpurean, purpureous, raisin-colored, violaceous, violet