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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cyan- combining form

a variant of cyano-

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cy•an (sī′an, sī′ən),USA pronunciation n.

See cyan blue.

Greek kýanos dark blue
1885–90

cyan-¹ ,

var. of cyano-¹, usually before a vowel or h: cyanamide.

cyan-² ,

var. of cyano-², before a vowel.

cyan-³ ,

var. of cyano-³, before a vowel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cy•a•no (sī′ə nō′, sī an′ō),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]

Chemistrycontaining the cyano group.

independent use of cyano-³ 1960–65

cyano-¹ ,

a combining form meaning "blue, dark blue,'' used in the formation of compound words:cyanotype.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] cyan- ¹.

Greek kýano(s) dark blue (adjective, adjectival), dark-blue substance (noun, nominal)

cyano-² ,

Chemistrya combining form representing cyanide in the formation of compound words:cyanogen.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] cyan- ².
cyano-³ ,

Chemistrya combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which the cyano group is present:cyanohydrin.

Also,[esp. before a vowel,] cyan- ³.

combining form representing cyanogen

'cyan-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

anaglyph - cyan - cyano- - magenta - primary colour - red - yellow - calcium cyanamide - cyanamide - cyanate - cyan blue - cyaneous - cyanic - cyanic acid - cyanide - cyanine - cyanite - cyano - cyanogen bromide - cyanogen chloride - cyanosis - cyanuric - dicyandiamide - dye transfer - four-color process - hemocyanin - kyanite - phycocyanin - process printing - tricyanic acid - subcyaneous - subtractive color - subtractive process

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