See Also: anthocyanin(medicine)
anthocyanin(dictionary)

anthocyanin (iou)



anthocyanin noun. Orig. anthocyan. M19.
[German Anthocyan, from Greek ANTHO- + kuanos blue: see -IN1.]
Chemistry. Any of a large class of blue, violet, or red flavonoid pigments found in plants.
anthocy'anidin noun any of the pigments of which the anthocyanins are glycosides E20.