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cyanine
[ sahy-uh-neen, -nin ]
noun
- any of several groups of dyes that make silver halide photographic plates sensitive to a wider color range.
cyanine
/ ˈsaɪəˌniːn; ˈsaɪənɪn /
noun
- a blue dye used to extend the sensitivity of photographic emulsions to colours other than blue and ultraviolet
- any of a class of chemically related dyes, used for the same purpose
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Among the semi-stable, must be classed cyanine or Leitch's blue, smalt, and Prussian blue.
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Alizarin saphirole dyes clear blue, the colour produced being much more brilliant even than those of brilliant alizarin cyanine.
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Within the last few years, a compound similar to cyanine has appeared, under the name of Leitch's Blue.
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Unlike the former, cyanine, being composed of two old colours, can lay no claim to originality.
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Sulphon cyanine works well with other dye-stuffs, and gives shades which are fast to milling.
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