See Also: cyano-(medicine)
cyano-(dictionary)
6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione(medicine)

cyano- (iou)



cyano- combining form. Before a vowel or h cyan-.
[Greek kuan(e)os dark blue: see -O-.]
Dark blue; Chemistry cyanogen, cyanide.
cyano'acrylate noun a substance of a class forming exceptionally strong adhesives M20.
cyanobac'terium noun, pl. -ria , a blue-green alga L20.
cyano'chroite noun [Greek khroia colour] Mineralogy a monoclinic hydrated sulphate of copper and potassium occurring as blue tabular crystals or crystalline crusts M19.
cyanoco'balamin noun (Biochemistry) a form of vitamin B12 containing a cyanide group bonded to the central cobalt atom of the cobalamin molecule M20.
cyanolabe noun [Greek lab- base of lambanein take] Physiology a blue-sensitive pigment in the cones of the retina M20.
cyanometer noun an instrument for measuring the blueness of the sky E19.
cyanometry noun the measurement of the blueness of the sky L19.
cyanophilous adjective (Biology) readily stained by blue and green dyes L19.
cyano'phycin noun (Biochemistry) a polypeptide that is the principal constituent of the food storage granules of most cyanobacteria L19.
cyanophyte noun (Botany) a blue-green alga M20.
cyanophytic adjective (Botany) of or pertaining to a cyanophyte or the cyanophytes M20.
cyanotrichite Mineralogy an orthorhombic hydrated basic sulphate of copper and aluminium, occurring as blue fibrous crystals M19.
cya'nurate noun (Chemistry) a salt or ester of cyanuric acid M19.
cyanuret noun = CYANIDE noun E-M19.
cya'nuric adjective (Chemistry) designating polymers of cyanogen;
cyanuric acid, a colourless crystalline tribasic heterocyclic acid, C3H3O3N3, obtained by dry distillation of urea: M19.