anthocyanin
anthocyanin — noun
1. one of a group of natural plant pigments that make flowers, fruit, and leaves lo
one of a group of natural plant pigments that make flowers, fruit, and leaves look red, purple, or blue
Blueberries contain anthocyanin that gives their skins a deep purple color.
anthocyanin gives skins color
Feng measured anthocyanin levels in the red cabbage before class.
anthocyanin levels in red cabbage
On cold nights, the leaves made more anthocyanin and turned bright red.
In the jar, anthocyanin from the petals slowly turned the water pink.
Shirin compared anthocyanin in black rice and purple corn.
- pigment
a much broader word for any substance that gives color
- flavonoid
the larger chemical family that anthocyanins belong to
- coloring matter
a formal phrase for a substance that produces color
文法句型
anthocyanin in berries
anthocyanin gives petals color
high anthocyanin levels
用法筆記
Common in biology, food science, and nutrition writing. The plural anthocyanins is often used when people mean the whole group of these red, purple, and blue plant pigments rather than one specific compound.