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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CYANIN

Cy "a *nin (s "-nn ), n. Etym: [See Cyanic. ] (Chem. )

Defn: The blue coloring matter of flowers; -- called also anthokyan and anthocyanin.

CYANINE

CYANINE Cy "a *nine (s "-nn or -nn; 1 4 ), n. (Chem. )

Defn: One of a series of artificial blue or red dyes obtained from quinoline and lepidine and used in calico printing.

New American Oxford Dictionary

cyanine

cy a nine |ˈsīəˌnēn, -nin ˈsaɪənin | ▶noun a blue pigment that is a mixture of cobalt blue and Prussian blue.

Oxford Dictionary

cyanine

cy a nine |ˈsīəˌnēn, -nin ˈsaɪənin | ▶noun a blue pigment that is a mixture of cobalt blue and Prussian blue.