Definition of Cyanine dye

1. Noun. Any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two heterocyclic rings containing nitrogen; used as sensitizers in photography.

Generic synonyms: Dye, Dyestuff

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyanine Dye

cyanide hydratase
cyanide methemoglobin
cyanide poisoning
cyanide process
cyanide radical
cyanided
cyanidenon
cyanides
cyaniding
cyanidiophyte
cyanidiophytes
cyanidol
cyanids
cyanin
cyanine
cyanine dye (current term)
cyanine green G base
cyanines
cyanins
cyanise
cyanised
cyanises
cyanising
cyanite
cyanites
cyanitic
cyanize
cyanized
cyanizes
cyanizing

Literary usage of Cyanine dye

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... Synthesis of new heterocyclic compounds Pyrazolone chemistry Synthesis of sulfur heterocyclics cyanine dye synthesis Antioxidants Color and constitution ..."

2. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1890)
"The dyes principally used are those belonging to the eosin group and cyanin— not the ordinary cyanine dye of commerce, but that discovered by ..."

3. The Year-book for Colorists and Dyers: Presenting a Review of the Year's by Herman A Metz (1908)
"... 80 Coloring Matter Lake, Ix, 91 Compound Dye, vii, 109 Compound for Producing Coloring Matters, v, 90 cyanine dye, viii, 108 Dark Blue Sulphur Dye, vil, ..."

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