See Also: cyanin(dictionary)
alizarin cyanin(medicine)

Provost (oh) and cyanin (iou)


Provost (oh)



[Date: 900-1000; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin praepositus 'someone in charge, leader', from praeponere 'to put in front']
the person in charge of a college in some British universities, especially at Oxford or Cambridge
an important official at a university in the US
old use the leader of the council in some Scottish towns and cities

cyanin (iou)



cyanin noun. M19.
[from CYAN- + -IN1.]
Chemistry. A violet anthocyanin present as a pigment in many flowers, e.g. cornflower, dahlia, violet.
cyanidin noun the aglycone of cyanin (usu. isolated as the chloride C15H11O6Cl) E20.