cyanic

English

Etymology

From cyan +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɪˈænɪk/

Adjective

cyanic (comparative more cyanic, superlative most cyanic)

1. (chemistry) Of cyanogen or its derivatives
2. azure-blue
   • 1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, →ISBN, page 208:

     The dark bank of the wall rode up. The deep cyanic sky.

3. (botany, of a flower) Containing an anthocyanin

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “botany”): acyanic

Derived terms

• cyanate
• cyanic acid
• hydrocyanic
• hydroferricyanic
• isocyanic
• thiocyanic

 

References

• “cyanic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.