callistephin

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noun

An anthocyanin, the 3-O-glucoside of pelargonidin.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncallistephin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn anthocyanin, the 3-O-glucoside of pelargonidin.

Origin

  1. translingualCallistephus
  2. Englishcallistephin

From translingual Callistephus + -in.

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APA

callistephin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callistephin

MLA

“callistephin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callistephin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “callistephin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callistephin.

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