| ANTHOCYANS | • anthocyans n. Plural of anthocyan. • ANTHOCYAN n. a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap, also ANTHOCYANIN. |
| BETACYANIN | • betacyanin n. Any of the betalain pigments which appear reddish to violet, found in beets, chard, and Amaranthus tricolor. • BETACYANIN n. any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot. |
| CYANAMIDES | • cyanamides n. Plural of cyanamide. • CYANAMIDE n. the amide of cyanogen, a white crystalline substance, also CYANAMID, CYANOGENAMIDE. |
| CYANIDINGS | • cyanidings n. Plural of cyaniding. • CYANIDING n. the extraction of gold or silver from ore by means of potassium cyanide. |
| CYANOGENIC | • cyanogenic adj. Alternative form of cyanogenetic. • CYANOGENIC adj. of or like a cyanogen, a compound of carbon and nitrogen, forming a colourless poisonous gas with an almond-like odour. |
| CYANOMETER | • cyanometer n. An instrument for measuring the intensity of blue colour by comparing it against a set of reference shades. • CYANOMETER n. instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean. |
| CYANOPHYTE | • cyanophyte n. (Bacteriology) cyanobacterium. • CYANOPHYTE n. a blue-green alga. |
| CYANOTYPES | • cyanotypes n. Plural of cyanotype. • CYANOTYPE n. a blueprint. |
| CYANURATES | • cyanurates n. Plural of cyanurate. • CYANURATE n. a chemical derived from cyanide. |
| HEMOCYANIN | • hemocyanin n. (Biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs… • HEMOCYANIN n. a colourless copper-containing respiratory pigment in the circulatory fluid of various arthropods and mollusks, also HAEMOCYANIN. |
| ISOCYANATE | • isocyanate n. (Chemistry) the univalent radical -N=C=O (tautomeric with cyanate), and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives R-N=C=O. • ISOCYANATE n. an ester of isomeric cyanic acid used in plastics and adhesives. |
| ISOCYANIDE | • isocyanide n. (Chemistry) The isomer HN+C- of hydrocyanic acid HCN. • isocyanide n. (Chemistry) Any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives RNC. • ISOCYANIDE n. a salt or ester of isocyanic acid. |
| PHYCOCYANS | • phycocyans n. Plural of phycocyan. • PHYCOCYAN n. a blue pigment found in algae. |
| THIOCYANIC | • thiocyanic adj. Sulfocyanic. • THIOCYANIC adj. as in thiocyanic acid, the parent acid of thiocyanates. |