"phthalocyanine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phthalocyanines [plural]
Etymology: From phthalimide + cyanine. Head templates: {{en-noun}} phthalocyanine (plural phthalocyanines)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels. Wikipedia link: phthalocyanine Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: copper phthalocyanine Related terms: phthalocyaninate, sulfophthalocyanine, superphthalocyanine, subphthalocyanine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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