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From phthalimide + cyanine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
From phthalimide + cyanine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.