anthocyanin

English

Etymology

antho- +‎ cyanin

Noun

anthocyanin (plural anthocyanins)

(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

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

Irish: antóiciainin f
Italian: antocianina f
Portuguese: antocianina f
Spanish: antocianina f

See also

anthocyanidin
pyroanthocyanin

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