cyanidin

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/saɪˈænədɪn/

noun

An anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.

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Meanings

nouncyanidin (countable and uncountable, plural cyanidins)

plural cyanidins · alternative cyanidine

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries.

Origin

From cyan- + -id + -in.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 矢車菊素 /矢车菊素
  • 矢車菊素 /矢车菊素anthocyanidin pigment
Esperanto cianidino
  • cianidinoanthocyanidin pigment
Finnish syanidiini
  • syanidiinianthocyanidin pigment
French cyanidine
  • cyanidineanthocyanidin pigment
German Cyanidin
  • Cyanidinanthocyanidin pigment
Italian cianidina
  • cianidinaanthocyanidin pigment
Spanish cianidina
  • cianidinaanthocyanidin pigment
Cite this entry
APA

cyanidin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanidin

MLA

“cyanidin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanidin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanidin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanidin.

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