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cyanine definition

cya·nine (sī′ə nēn′, -nin)

noun

a soluble, crystalline, blue dye, CHNI, derived from quinoline and used as a sensitizer in photography

Etymology: cyan(o)- + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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