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callistephin

callistephin noun: an anthocyanin, the 3-O-glucoside of pelargonidin.

Noun

callistephin (uncountable)

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

Origin of callistephin

From translingual Callistephus + -in.

Questions about callistephin

What does callistephin mean?
Callistephin means an anthocyanin, the 3-O-glucoside of pelargonidin.
What part of speech is callistephin?
Callistephin is a noun.

Words near callistephin in the dictionary

  1. Callisons
  2. Callistan
  3. Callistans
  4. callistemon
  5. callistemons
  6. callistephin
  7. Callister
  8. Callisters
  9. Callisthenes
  10. callisthenic
  11. callisthenics

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