phthalocyanine
noun
phthalocyanine is spelled P-H-T-H-A-L-O-C-Y-A-N-I-N-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phthalocyanine means “Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phthalocyanine is phthalocyanines.
How many letters and syllables are in phthalocyanine?
| Letters | 14: P-H-T-H-A-L-O-C-Y-A-N-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is phthalocyanine?
Phthalocyanine appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of phthalocyanine
- phthalocyanines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phthalocyanine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phthalocyanine come from?
From phthalimide + cyanine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).