cyanine

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noun

Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography etc.

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Meanings

nouncyanine (plural cyanines)

plural cyanines

  1. Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prussian blue

Origin

From cyan + -ine.

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APA

cyanine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanine

MLA

“cyanine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanine.

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