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cyanotype

/saɪˈænəʊˌtaɪp/

cyanotype noun: an early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.

Noun

cyanotype (countable and uncountable, plural cyanotypes)

  1. (uncountable) An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
  2. (countable) A photographic print produced by means of this process.

Forms of cyanotype

pluralcyanotypes

Origin of cyanotype

From cyano- + -type.

Questions about cyanotype

What does cyanotype mean?
Cyanotype means an early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
What part of speech is cyanotype?
Cyanotype is a noun.
How do you pronounce cyanotype?
Cyanotype is pronounced /saɪˈænəʊˌtaɪp/.
What is the plural of cyanotype?
The plural of cyanotype is cyanotypes.

Words near cyanotype in the dictionary

  1. cyanotoxin
  2. cyanotoxins
  3. cyanotrichite
  4. cyanotrichites
  5. cyanotrophic
  6. cyanotype
  7. cyanotypes
  8. cyanotyping
  9. cyanovirin
  10. cyanovirins
  11. cyans

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