American English pronunciation

How to pronounce cyan

IPA transcription: [saɪ'æn]

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Noun

  • a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color

Adjective

Usage examples

  • Excess ammonium ferric citrate and potassium ferricyanide are then washed away.
  • Cyanide antidote kit is a widely used method in treating cyanide induced histotoxic hypoxia.
  • As such, foodstuffs containing thiocyanate are best avoided by Iodide deficient hypothyroid patients.
  • Cyanuric chloride is also used as a precursor to dyes and crosslinking agents.
  • The flowers and seed pods contain toxic hydrogen cyanide.
  • Ophelia is another friend of Nemi and Cyan.
  • Detach the hydrogen atom from the cyanide molecule.
  • It does kill rapidly and the cyanide charge will last a long time.
  • Some species are cyanogenic.
  • It is located in the thylakoid membrane of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.