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merocyanine

merocyanine noun: any of a class of fluorescent dyes, some of which are notable for their solvatochromatic properties.

Noun

merocyanine (plural merocyanines)

  1. Any of a class of fluorescent dyes, some of which are notable for their solvatochromatic properties.

Forms of merocyanine

pluralmerocyanines

Origin of merocyanine

From mero- + cyanine.

Questions about merocyanine

What does merocyanine mean?
Merocyanine means any of a class of fluorescent dyes, some of which are notable for their solvatochromatic properties.
What part of speech is merocyanine?
Merocyanine is a noun.
What is the plural of merocyanine?
The plural of merocyanine is merocyanines.

Words near merocyanine in the dictionary

  1. merochlorophaeic acid
  2. meroclone
  3. meroclones
  4. merocracy
  5. merocrine
  6. merocyanine
  7. merocyanines
  8. merocyclic
  9. merocyclism
  10. merocyte
  11. merocytes

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