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carbocyanine

carbocyanine noun: any of a family of dyes having a structure containing two quinoline groups connected by a bridge of conjugated single- and double bonds.

Noun

carbocyanine (plural carbocyanines)

  1. Any of a family of dyes having a structure containing two quinoline groups connected by a bridge of conjugated single- and double bonds

Forms of carbocyanine

pluralcarbocyanines

Questions about carbocyanine

What does carbocyanine mean?
Carbocyanine means any of a family of dyes having a structure containing two quinoline groups connected by a bridge of conjugated single- and double bonds.
What part of speech is carbocyanine?
Carbocyanine is a noun.
What is the plural of carbocyanine?
The plural of carbocyanine is carbocyanines.

Words near carbocyanine in the dictionary

  1. carbocromen
  2. carbocupration
  3. carbocuprations
  4. carbocyanide
  5. carbocyanin
  6. carbocyanine
  7. carbocyanines
  8. carbocyanins
  9. carbocycle
  10. carbocycles
  11. carbocyclic

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