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peonidin

peonidin noun: an anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red hue of the peony and other flowers.

Noun

peonidin (countable and uncountable, plural peonidins)

  1. An anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red hue of the peony and other flowers.
    • The anthocyanins extracted in blueberries are 3-glycosidic derivatives of cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin, petunidin, and peonidin.2015 July 2, Liu Y, Tan D, Shi L, Liu X, Zhang Y, Tong C, et al., “Blueberry Anthocyanins-Enriched Extracts Attenuate Cyclophosphamide-Induced Cardiac Injury”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI

Forms of peonidin

pluralpeonidins

Origin of peonidin

From peony + -in?

Words formed from peonidin

Questions about peonidin

What does peonidin mean?
Peonidin means an anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red hue of the peony and other flowers.
What part of speech is peonidin?
Peonidin is a noun.
What is the plural of peonidin?
The plural of peonidin is peonidins.

Words near peonidin in the dictionary

  1. peo.
  2. peon
  3. peonage
  4. peonages
  5. peones
  6. peonidin
  7. peonidins
  8. peonies
  9. peoniflorin
  10. peonin
  11. peonine

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