Cyanin
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The blue coloring matter of flowers; -- called also
anthokyan
and
anthocyanin
.
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noun.
The
blue
colouring
matter
of certain
flowers
such as the
violet
or the
cornflower
Word Usage
"I refer to alizarin blue, alizarin cyanin, alizarin indigo, alizarin green, and coerulin."
Etymologically Related
anthocyanine
cyanine
phthalocyanine
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
acquire
aerosmith
aldehyde
alizarin
anthocyanin
variant
anthocyanin
anthokyan