anthocyanin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after its chlorophyll decomposes).

/ˌæn.θoʊˈsaɪ.ə.nɪn/ /ˌæn.θəˈsaɪ.ə.nɪn/

anthocyanin anthocyanins

From antho- + cyanin.

E163

anthocyanidin pyroanthocyanin

anthocyanescence anthocyanic deoxyanthocyanin leucoanthocyanin

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