"cyanine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyanines [plural]
Etymology: From cyan + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cyan|-ine}} cyan + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyanine (plural cyanines)
  1. Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography etc. Wikipedia link: cyanine Derived forms: cryptocyanine, hemicyanine, hemocyanine, hydrocyanine, indocyanine, merocyanine, neocyanine, phthalocyanine Related terms: cyanin

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