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phthalocyanine

phthalocyanine noun: any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels.

Noun

phthalocyanine (countable and uncountable, plural phthalocyanines)

  1. Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels.

Forms of phthalocyanine

pluralphthalocyanines

Origin of phthalocyanine

From phthalimide + cyanine.

Words formed from phthalocyanine

Questions about phthalocyanine

What does phthalocyanine mean?
Phthalocyanine means any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels.
What part of speech is phthalocyanine?
Phthalocyanine is a noun.
What is the plural of phthalocyanine?
The plural of phthalocyanine is phthalocyanines.

Words near phthalocyanine in the dictionary

  1. phthalo blues
  2. phthalo green
  3. phthalocyanin
  4. phthalocyaninate
  5. phthalocyaninates
  6. phthalocyanine
  7. phthalocyanines
  8. phthalocyanins
  9. phthalogen
  10. phthalonitrile
  11. phthalonitriles

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