Definition of azacyanine
:any of a class of dyes differing from the cyanines in that the chain joining the heterocyclic rings contains one or more nitrogen atoms
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azacyanine
noun
aza·cyanine
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azacyanine dye
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Origin and Etymology of azacyanine
aza- + cyanine
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