anthocyanin

English

Etymology

antho- +‎ cyanin

Noun

anthocyanin (plural anthocyanins)

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

Derived terms

• anthocyanic
• anthocyanescence

Synonyms

• E163 when used as a food colouring

Hyponyms

• chrysanthemin

Translations

any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments

• Catalan: antocianina (ca) f
• Finnish: antosyaani (fi)
• French: anthocyane (fr) f
• German: Anthocyan (de) n
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• Irish: antóiciainin f
• Italian: antocianina f
• Portuguese: antocianina f
• Spanish: antocianina f

See also

• anthocyanidin
• pyroanthocyanin