carthamin

noun

car·​tha·​min

ˈkärthəmə̇n

variants or less commonly carthame

-ˌthām

or carthamic acid

(ˈ)kär¦thamik-

plural -s

: a red crystalline glucoside C₂₁H₂₂O₁₁ constituting the coloring matter of the safflower

Word History

Etymology

carthamin, International Scientific Vocabulary cartham- (from New Latin Carthamus tinctorius, species name of the safflower) + -in; carthame from French, from New Latin Carthamus; carthamic from New Latin Carthamus + English -ic

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