n. Same as Anthokyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cyanic. ] (Chem.) The blue coloring matter of flowers; -- called also anthokyan and anthocyanin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) One of a series of artificial blue or red dyes obtained from quinoline and lepidine and used in calico printing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haema- + Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then generally called oxyhaemacyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Haemacyanin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Oxy- (a) + haemacyanin, haemocyanin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) See Haemacyanin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. fy^kos seaweed + E. cyanin. ] A blue coloring matter found in certain algae. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phyllo- + cyanin. ] (Chem.) A blue coloring matter extracted from chlorophyll. [ Written also phyllocyanine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; pus + &unr_; dark blue. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores, supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of bacterium (Bacillus pyocyaneus). [ 1913 Webster ]