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isocyanine definition

iso·cya·nine (-nēn′, -nin)

noun

any of a group of quinoline dyes used in sensitizing photographic plates and films

Etymology: iso- + cyanine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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