Explore Cyanine through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cyanine in a sentence
Cyanine meaning
Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography etc.
Using Cyanine
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography etc.
- In the example corpus, cyanine often appears in combinations such as: made cyanine.
Context around Cyanine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cyanine
- In this selection, "cyanine" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stable, stabilized, super, discs, super and dye stand out and add context to how "cyanine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include based on cyanine were very and cyanine super cyanine. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cyanine" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cyanine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many manufacturers like Taiyo Yuden use proprietary chemical additives to make more stable cyanine discs ("metal stabilized Cyanine", "Super Cyanine"). (20 words)
The earlier models were very chemically unstable and this made cyanine based discs unsuitable for archival use; they could fade and become unreadable in a few years. (27 words)
Although the additives used have made cyanine more stable, it is still the most sensitive of the dyes in UV rays (showing signs of degradation within a week of direct sunlight exposure). (32 words)
Older cyanine dye based CD-Rs, as well as all the hybrid dyes based on cyanine, were very sensitive to UV-rays and could have become unreadable after only a few days if they were exposed to direct sunlight. (39 words)
Although the additives used have made cyanine more stable, it is still the most sensitive of the dyes in UV rays (showing signs of degradation within a week of direct sunlight exposure). (32 words)
The earlier models were very chemically unstable and this made cyanine based discs unsuitable for archival use; they could fade and become unreadable in a few years. (27 words)
Example sentences (4)
Many manufacturers like Taiyo Yuden use proprietary chemical additives to make more stable cyanine discs ("metal stabilized Cyanine", "Super Cyanine").
Older cyanine dye based CD-Rs, as well as all the hybrid dyes based on cyanine, were very sensitive to UV-rays and could have become unreadable after only a few days if they were exposed to direct sunlight.
Although the additives used have made cyanine more stable, it is still the most sensitive of the dyes in UV rays (showing signs of degradation within a week of direct sunlight exposure).
The earlier models were very chemically unstable and this made cyanine based discs unsuitable for archival use; they could fade and become unreadable in a few years.
Common combinations with cyanine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: