cyanine

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noun (1)

cy·​a·​nine ˈsī-ə-ˌnēn 

-nən

: any of various dyes used especially to sensitize photographic film to light from the green, yellow, red, and infrared regions of the spectrum

cyanine blue

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noun (2)

1

a

: a strong blue that is greener and deeper than Sèvres and redder and darker than cerulean blue (see cerulean blue sense 1b)

called also Leitch's blue

b

: a deep purplish blue that is less strong and very slightly redder than sapphire (see sapphire sense 2a) and bluer and duller than hyacinth blue or Mazarine blue

2

or less commonly cyanine : a blue pigment consisting of a mixture of cobalt blue and Prussian blue

called also Leitch's blue

3

: cyanine sense 3

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cyanine

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline