cyanidin

noun

cy·​an·​i·​din

sīˈanədə̇n

plural -s

: an anthocyanidin occurring widely in the form of glycosides (as cyanin) and usually obtained as the brown-red crystalline chloride C₁₅H₁₁ClO₆ (as by hydrolysis of cyanin or by synthesis from pyrocatechol derivatives)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cyan- + -idin

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