phthalocyanine

English

Etymology

From phthalimide + cyanine.

Noun

phthalocyanine (plural phthalocyanines)

  1. (organic chemistry) 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.

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