tricarbocyanine

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noun

Any of a group of cyanine dyes, in which two heterocycles are connected by a =CH−CH=CH−CH=CH−CH=CH− bridge, the central three carbon atoms being part of a cyclopentadiene ring

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Meanings

nountricarbocyanine (plural tricarbocyanines)

plural tricarbocyanines

  1. chemistryAny of a group of cyanine dyes, in which two heterocycles are connected by a =CH−CH=CH−CH=CH−CH=CH− bridge, the central three carbon atoms being part of a cyclopentadiene ring
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