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cyano-

cyano- prefix: dark blue-green in colour.

Prefix

cyano-

  1. dark blue-green in colour
  2. derived from cyanogen or a cyanide / nitrile

cyano- meaning in Tamil

cyano- in Tamil

சயனோ

Forms of cyano-

alternative formcyan-

Origin of cyano-

From Ancient Greek κυάνεος (kuáneos, “dark blue”).

Words formed from cyano-

Questions about cyano-

What does cyano- mean?
Cyano- means dark blue-green in colour.
What is cyano- in Tamil?
Cyano- in Tamil is சயனோ. See Cyano- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cyano-?
Cyano- is a prefix.

Words near cyano- in the dictionary

  1. cyanizes
  2. cyanizing
  3. cyanmethaemoglobin
  4. cyanmethemoglobin
  5. cyano
  6. cyano-
  7. cyanoacetaldehyde
  8. cyanoacetamide
  9. cyanoacetate
  10. cyanoacetates
  11. cyanoacetic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cyano- (page history and authors); cyano- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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