cyano site, cyanose

[Gr. kyanosis [CYANOSIS], and suff. -ite ( Min.) (q. v.).] Min.: The same as CHALCANTHITE (Q. v.). çy-an-o-tis, s. [Gr. kyanos dark blue, and ous, gen it otos the ear.] Bot.: A genus of Commelynacee (Spiderworts). It consists of hairy or woolly plants from the hotter parts of Asia. A decoction of Cyanotis axillar is is drunk in the East as a remedy for tympan is. cyanuric chloride, s.