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monomethine

monomethine noun: any of a family of cyanine dyes having a structure of two rings joined by a methine bridge.

Noun

monomethine (plural monomethines)

  1. (attributive) Any of a family of cyanine dyes having a structure of two rings joined by a methine bridge.

Forms of monomethine

pluralmonomethines

Origin of monomethine

From mono- + methine.

Questions about monomethine

What does monomethine mean?
Monomethine means any of a family of cyanine dyes having a structure of two rings joined by a methine bridge.
What part of speech is monomethine?
Monomethine is a noun.
What is the plural of monomethine?
The plural of monomethine is monomethines.

Words near monomethine in the dictionary

  1. monometallists
  2. monometer
  3. monometers
  4. monomethacrylate
  5. monomethacrylates
  6. monomethine
  7. monomethines
  8. monomethod
  9. monomethoxy
  10. monomethoxypolyethylene glycol
  11. monomethyl

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