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heptamethine

heptamethine noun: any of a group of cyanine dyes that have a line of seven -CH= groups.

Noun

heptamethine (plural heptamethines)

  1. Any of a group of cyanine dyes that have a line of seven -CH= groups

Forms of heptamethine

pluralheptamethines

Questions about heptamethine

What does heptamethine mean?
Heptamethine means any of a group of cyanine dyes that have a line of seven -CH= groups.
What part of speech is heptamethine?
Heptamethine is a noun.
What is the plural of heptamethine?
The plural of heptamethine is heptamethines.

Words near heptamethine in the dictionary

  1. heptamerons
  2. heptamerous
  3. heptamers
  4. heptameter
  5. heptameters
  6. heptamethine
  7. heptamethines
  8. heptamethoxyflavone
  9. heptamethoxyflavones
  10. heptamethyl
  11. heptamethylene

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