cyanine
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
cyanine
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- dye: I have recently extended this initial experience with cyanine dyes into the preparation of fluorophores for peptide labeling in proteomics.
Browse dictionary entries near cyanine
- cyaniding
- cyanided
- cyanide process
- cyanide
- cyanic acid
- cyanic
- cyanate
- cyanamide
- cyanamid
- cyan-
- cyanite
- cyano-
- cyanobacteria
- cyanobacterium
- cyanocobalamin
- cyanocobalamine
- cyanogen
- cyanohydrin
- cyanoses
- cyanosis
