Phthalocyanine Definition

thălō-sīə-nēn, fthăl-
noun
A blue-green organic compound, (C6H4C2N)4N4
Webster's New World
Any of a group of brilliant, green or blue pigments that are metal, esp. copper, derivatives of this compound.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Phthalocyanine

Noun

Singular:
phthalocyanine
Plural:
phthalocyanines

Origin of Phthalocyanine

  • From phthalimide + cyanine

    From Wiktionary

  • phthal(ic) cyanine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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