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phthalocyanines

phthalocyanines is the plural of phthalocyanine.

Meaning of phthalocyanine

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.

Questions about phthalocyanines

What is phthalocyanines the plural of?
Phthalocyanines is the plural of phthalocyanine.

Words near phthalocyanines in the dictionary

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

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