cyanine
any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
Origin of cyanine
1- Also cy·a·nin [sahy-uh-nin]. /ˈsaɪ ə nɪn/.
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How to use cyanine in a sentence
Among the semi-stable, must be classed cyanine or Leitch's blue, smalt, and Prussian blue.
Field's Chromatography | George FieldAlizarin saphirole dyes clear blue, the colour produced being much more brilliant even than those of brilliant alizarin cyanine.
Within the last few years, a compound similar to cyanine has appeared, under the name of Leitch's Blue.
Field's Chromatography | George FieldUnlike the former, cyanine, being composed of two old colours, can lay no claim to originality.
Field's Chromatography | George FieldSulphon cyanine works well with other dye-stuffs, and gives shades which are fast to milling.
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics | Franklin Beech
British Dictionary definitions for cyanine
cyanin (ˈsaɪənɪn)
/ (ˈsaɪəˌniːn) /
a blue dye used to extend the sensitivity of photographic emulsions to colours other than blue and ultraviolet
any of a class of chemically related dyes, used for the same purpose
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