cyanin

• a variation of cyanine.
  cyanine

  noun

  any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.

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cyanin

Of the several kinds of cyanin, chlorosulphate, nitrate, and iodide, the latter acts best, as stated by Eder.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various

Bloxam says that the coloring matter of grapes and of red wine appears to be "cyanin."

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by David Nunes Carvalho

After the experiments made by me, eosine mixtures acted equally in the yellow and blue shade; likewise mixtures of cyanin 1/10 and eosine yellow shade 9/10 were the most favorable.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various

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