Webster's Dictionary 1913

10396

Cyamellone

Cy‐am″el‐lone (sī̍‐ăm″ĕl‐lōn), n.(Chem) A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and known chiefly in its salts; — called also hydromellonic acid.

10397

Cyanate

Cy″a‐nate (s?″?–n?t), n. [Cf. F. cuanate. See Cyanic.] (Chem.) A salt of cyanic acid.Ammonium cyanate(Chem.), a remarkable white crystalline substance, NH4.O.CN, which passes, o...

10398

Cyanaurate

Cy′an‐au″rate (s?′?n–?″r?t), n. See Aurocyanide.

10399

Cyanean

Cy‐a″ne‐an (s?–?″n?–a>n), a. [Gr. κυάνεοσ dark blue.] Having an azure color. Pennant.

10400

Cyanic

Cy‐an″ic (s?–?n″?k), a. [Gr. κύανοσ a dark blue substance: cf. F. cyanique. Cf. Kyanite.] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, cyanogen.2. Of or pertaining to a blue color.Cyanic ac...

10401

Cyanide

Cy″a‐nide (s?″?–n?d or –n?d; 104), n. [Cf. F. cyanide. See Cyanic.] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or radical.

10402

Cyanin

Cy″a‐nin (s?″?–n?n), n. [See Cyanic.] (Chem.) The blue coloring matter of flowers; — called also anthokyan and anthocyanin.

10403

Cyanine

Cy″a‐nine (s?″?–n?n or –n?n; 104), n.(Chem.) One of a series of artificial blue or red dyes obtained from quinoline and lepidine and used in calico printing.

10404

Cyanite

Cy″a‐nite (–n?t), n. [See Cyanic.] (Min.) A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of aluminium. [Written als...

10405

Cyanogen

Cy‐an″o‐gen (s?–?n″?–j?n), n. [Gr. κύανοσ a dark blue substance + -gen: cf. F. cyanogène. So called because it produced blue dyes.] (Chem.) A colorless, inflammable, poisonous g...

10406

Cyanometer

Cy′a‐nom″e‐ter (s?′?–n?m″?–t?r), n. [Gr. κύανοσ a dark blue substance + -meter: cf. F. cyanomètre.] An instrument for measuring degress of blueness.

10407

Cyanopathy

Cy′a‐nop″a‐thy (–n?p″?–th?), n. [Gr. κύανοσ a dark blue substance + πάθοσ affection.] (Med.) A disease in which the body is colored blue in its surface, arising usually from a m...

10408

Cyanophyll

Cy‐an″o‐phyll (s?–?n″?–f?l), n. [Gr. κύανοσ a dark blue substance + φύλλον leaf.] (Bot.) A blue coloring matter supposed by some to be one of the component parts of chlorophyll.

10409

Cyanosed

Cy″a‐nosed (s?″?–n?st), a. [See Cyanic.] Rendered blue, as the surface of the body, from cyanosis or deficient aëration of the blood.

10410

Cyanosis

‖Cy′a‐no″sis (s?′?–n?″s?s), n. [NL. See Cyanic.] (Med.) A condition in which, from insufficient aëration of the blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See Cyanopathy.

10411

Cyanosite

Cy‐an″o‐site (s?–?n″?–s?t), n. [See Cyanic.] (Min.) Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol, under Blue.

10412

Cyanotic

Cy′a‐not″ic (s?′?–n?t″?k), a.(Med.) Relating to cyanosis; affected with cyanosis; as, a cyanotic patient; having the hue caused by cyanosis; as, a cyanotic skin.

10413

Cyanotype

Cy‐an″o‐type (s?–?n″?–t?p), n. [Cyanide + -type.] A photographic picture obtained by the use of a cyanide.

10414

Cyanurate

Cy″an″u‐rate (s?–?n″?–r?t), n.(Chem.) A salt of cyanuric acid.

10415

Cyanuret

Cy‐an″u‐ret (–r?t), n.(Chem.) A cyanide.

10416

Cyanuric

Cy′a‐nu″ric (s?′?–n?″r?k), a. [Cyanic + uric: Cf. F. cyanurique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cyanic and uric acids.

10417

Cyanuric acid

Cyanuric acid(Chem.), an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic acid. It is a white cr...

10418

Cyathiform

Cy‐ath″i‐form (s?–?th″?–f?rm), a. [L. cyathus a cup (Gr, κύαθοσ) -form:cf. F. cyathiforme.] In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.

10419

Cyatholith

Cy‐ath″olith (s?–?th″?–l?th), n. [Gr. κύαθοσ a cup + -lith.] (Biol.) A kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup widened at the top, and varies in size from ⅟₆₀₀₀...

10420

Cyathophylloid

Cy′a‐tho‐phyl″loid (s?′?–th?–f?l″loid), a. [NL. cyathophyllum, fr. Gr. κύαθοσ a cup + φύλλον a leaf.] (Paleon.) Like, or pertaining to, the family Cyathophyllidæ.

10421

Cyathophylloid (2)

Cy′a‐tho‐phyl″loid, n.(Paleon.) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidæ; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; — also ...

10422

Cycad

Cy″cad (sī″kăd), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the natural order Cycadaceæ, as the sago palm, etc.