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:
phthalocyaninesOrigin of Phthalocyanine
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From phthalimide + cyanine
From Wiktionary
phthal(ic) cyanine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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