cyanine dye

NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

cyanine dye is a valid 11-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3Y4A1N1I1N1E1D2Y4E1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does cyanine dye mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two heterocyclic rings containing nitrogen; used as sensitizers in photography.