cyan-

combining form

a variant of cyano- ⇒ cyanamide, cyanide

cyano- or (before a vowel) cyan-

combining form

blue or dark blue

⇒ cyanotype

indicating cyanogen

⇒ cyanohydrin

indicating cyanide

Origin

from Greek kuanos (adj) dark blue, (n) dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli

cyan-¹

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

cyan-²

variant of cyano-², before a vowel.

cyan-³

variant of cyano-³, before a vowel.

Related Words

cyanamide
cyaneous
cyanic
cyanide
cyanine
cyanite

cyan-I.

variant of cyano-¹, usually before vowels and h, as in cyanamide.

II.

variant of cyano-², before vowels.

III.

variant of cyano-³, before vowels.

cyan-
combining form
or cyano-

ETYMOLOGY German, from Greek kyan-, kyano-, from kyanos dark blue enamel

1. dark blue : blue
    cyanobacterium
2. cyanogen
    cyanide
3. cyanide
    cyanogenetic

cyan-1. Combining form of Gr. κύανος and κυάνεος ‘dark-blue’ before a vowel: see following words, and cyano-, also cyan-blue.2. Chem. = cyano- 2, used as combining form of cyanogen before a vowel, and in names of cyanogen compounds and derivatives, as in cyanamide, cyanate, cyanic, cyanide n., etc. Also cyanˈhydric a. = hydrocyanic. cyaˈnuramide, an organic base polymeric with cyanamide; also called melamine. cyaˈnurate, a salt of cyaˈnuric [uric], or cyanuˈrenic acid, an acid polymeric with cyanic acid, obtained by heating dry urea in a flask; it is inodorous and not poisonous. cyaˈnylic [-yl] cyanylic acid, an acid isomeric with cyanuric acid; a salt of this is a cyˈanylate. Also cyanacetate, cyanethine, etc.1838T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 208 Cyanuric acid. This acid..has been described in the Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies (vol. ii. p. 227), under the name of cyanic acid.Ibid. 211 Cyanilic acid was discovered by M. Liebig in 1833.1869Roscoe Elem. Chem. 369 Obtained synthetically by the action of potash upon ethyl cyanacetate.1877Watts Fownes' Chem. II. 97 Cyanuric acid is changed by a very high temperature into cyanic acid.

cyan- combining form see cyano-.

☞ cyan

cyan-
combining form
or cyano-
Etymology: German cyan-, zyan-, from Greek kyan-, kyano-, from kyanos dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli
1. : dark blue : blue
< cyanotype >
< cyanosis >
2.
a. : cyanogen (sense 1)
  < cyanamide >
  < cyanophoric >
— compare isocyan-
b. now usually cyano- : containing cyanogen in place of hydrogen — in names of organic compounds
  < cyanobenzoic acid >
c. now usually cyano- : containing cyanogen regarded as replacing hydroxyl or oxygen or as coordinated to a central atom — in names of inorganic acids and salts
  < cyanoauric acid >
  < cyanoferrate >
3. : cyanide
< cyanogenetic >

cyan-

Prefix

Alternative form of cyano-

词汇	cyan-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED SOED WBD Webster Wiktionary cyan- pref.（前缀） Variant of cyano- cyano-的变体 cyan- combining form a variant of cyano- ⇒ cyanamide, cyanide cyano- or (before a vowel) cyan- combining form blue or dark blue ⇒ cyanotype indicating cyanogen ⇒ cyanohydrin indicating cyanide Origin from Greek kuanos (adj) dark blue, (n) dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli cyan-¹ 1 variant of cyano-¹, usually before a vowel or h: cyanamide. cyan-² 1 variant of cyano-², before a vowel. cyan-³ 1 variant of cyano-³, before a vowel. Related Words cyanamide cyaneous cyanic cyanide cyanine cyanite cyan-I. variant of cyano-¹, usually before vowels and h, as in cyanamide. II. variant of cyano-², before vowels. III. variant of cyano-³, before vowels. cyan- combining form or cyano- ETYMOLOGY German, from Greek kyan-, kyano-, from kyanos dark blue enamel 1. dark blue : blue cyanobacterium 2. cyanogen cyanide 3. cyanide cyanogenetic cyan-1. Combining form of Gr. κύανος and κυάνεος ‘dark-blue’ before a vowel: see following words, and cyano-, also cyan-blue.2. Chem. = cyano- 2, used as combining form of cyanogen before a vowel, and in names of cyanogen compounds and derivatives, as in cyanamide, cyanate, cyanic, cyanide n., etc. Also cyanˈhydric a. = hydrocyanic. cyaˈnuramide, an organic base polymeric with cyanamide; also called melamine. cyaˈnurate, a salt of cyaˈnuric [uric], or cyanuˈrenic acid, an acid polymeric with cyanic acid, obtained by heating dry urea in a flask; it is inodorous and not poisonous. cyaˈnylic [-yl] *cyanylic acid, an acid isomeric with cyanuric acid; a salt of this is a cyˈanylate. Also cyanacetate, cyanethine, etc.1838T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies* 208 Cyanuric acid. This acid..has been described in the Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies (vol. ii. p. 227), under the name of cyanic acid.Ibid. 211 Cyanilic acid was discovered by M. Liebig in 1833.1869Roscoe Elem. Chem. 369 Obtained synthetically by the action of potash upon ethyl cyanacetate.1877Watts Fownes' Chem. II. 97 Cyanuric acid is changed by a very high temperature into cyanic acid. cyan- combining form see cyano-. ☞ cyan cyan- combining form or cyano- Etymology: German cyan-, zyan-, from Greek kyan-, kyano-, from kyanos dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli 1. : dark blue : blue < cyanotype > < cyanosis > 2. a. : cyanogen (sense 1) < cyanamide > < cyanophoric > — compare isocyan- b. now usually cyano- : containing cyanogen in place of hydrogen — in names of organic compounds < cyanobenzoic acid > c. now usually cyano- : containing cyanogen regarded as replacing hydroxyl or oxygen or as coordinated to a central atom — in names of inorganic acids and salts < cyanoauric acid > < cyanoferrate > 3. : cyanide < cyanogenetic > cyan- Prefix Alternative form of cyano-
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cyan-

combining form

cyano- or (before a vowel) cyan-

combining form

Origin

cyan-1

cyan-2

cyan-3

Related Words

cyan-

Prefix

cyan-¹

cyan-²

cyan-³