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cyaneous

[ sahy-an-ee-uh s ]

/ saɪˈæn i əs /

adjective

deep blue; cerulean.

Words nearby cyaneous

cyan, cyan blue, cyan-, cyanamide, cyanate, cyaneous, cyanic, cyanic acid, cyanide, cyanide process, cyanine

Origin of cyaneous

1680–90; < Latin cyaneus < Greek kyáneos. See cyan-¹, -eous

OTHER WORDS FROM cyaneous

sub·cy·an·e·ous, adjective

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