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单词 anthocyan
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anthocyann.

Brit. /ˌanθəˈsʌɪan/, /ˌanθəˈsʌɪən/, U.S. /ˌænθəˈsaɪən/
Forms: 1800s anthokyan, 1800s– anthocyan, 1800s– anthocyane (now rare), 1900s– anthokyane (rare).
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Anthokyan.
Etymology: < German Anthokyan ( L. C. Marquart Farben der Blüthen (1835) 56; also Anthocyan (1836 or earlier)) < Antho- antho- comb. form + Kyan , Cyan cyan n. Compare later anthocyanin n.With the forms anthocyane, anthokyane perhaps compare French anthocyane (1838 or earlier; < German).
Chemistry.
Any of the blue, violet, or red plant pigments of the class of anthocyanins and anthocyanidins.
ΚΠ
1836 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 20 430 Anthokyan is the colouring matter in blue, violet, and red flowers.
1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 434 The blue matter [of chlorophyll] or anthocyane.
1870 J. H. Balfour Class Bk. Bot. (ed. 3) ii. viii. 542 Feeble acids colour anthocyan violet, while energetic acids colour it red.
1913 W. Bateson Mendel's Princ. Heredity (new ed.) i. iii. 38 The addition of various other factors produces anthocyan reds.
1932 B. Lowe Exper. Cookery iv. 107 In an acid solution, pure anthocyans are usually red; in an alkaline one they are violet or blue.
1998 Zest July 54/1 The magic ingredients in berries..are biologically active compounds known as anthocyanidins (sometimes abbreviated to anthocyans).
2004 New Phytologist 162 111 (caption) Anthocyan content was assessed on a scale of 0–3.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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