NYT Dictionary

CYANINE

/ˈsaɪə.ˌniːn/
NounCY-a-ninecy-a-nine · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Any of a family of synthetic polymethine blue dyes used in photography etc.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

From cyan + -ine.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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