Definition of "cyanidin" [cyanidin]

• A anthocyanidin pigment, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) chromenylium-3,5,7-triol, found in many red berries (noun)

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• "As a result, the anthocyanins have been shown to be glycosides, which can be split up into a kind of sugar - in most cases glucose - and a colour component, a "cyanidin"."
• "Cyclooxygenase inhibitory and antioxidant cyanidin glycosides in cherries and berries."
• "Three anthocyanins have been isolated from D. alata var. atropurpurea and rubella and found to be cyanidin glycosides."