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malvin
noun
mal·vin
\ˈmalvə̇n\
Definition of malvin
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: an anthocyanin pigment found especially in the European wild mallow and in species of primrose and obtained usually as the reddish brown chloride C29H35ClO17
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Origin and Etymology of malvin
International Scientific Vocabulary malv- (from Latin malva) + -in
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