delphinidin

noun

del·​phin·​i·​din

delˈfinədə̇n

plural -s

: an anthocyanidin that occurs widely in plants in the form of glycosides (such as delphinin) and is usually obtained as the dark violet or brownish red crystalline chloride C₁₅H₁₁ClO₇ (as by hydrolysis of the glycosides or by synthesis from pyrogallol derivatives)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of delphinin and -id

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