pelargonidinn.
/ˌpɛləˈɡəʊnᵻdɪn/, U.S. /ˌpɛlɑrˈɡoʊnəd(ə)n/ Biochemistry.
An anthocyanidin (usually isolated as the chloride, C15H11O5Cl) of which pelargonin and many other red plant pigments are glycosides.
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anthocyanin1853
peonin1877
anthocyanidin1913
pelargonidin1914
pelargonin1914
peonidin1915
anthocyanoside1931
punicin1934
1914 Chem. Abstr. 8 3421 The pelargonin of the scarlet pelargona flower on hydrolysis gave 2 mols. dextrose and 1 mol. of pelargonidin, C15H11O6Cl [sic].
1934 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 1612 The orange-scarlet nasturtium contains a pelargonidin 3-bioside, the red gloxinia flowers are coloured by a pelargonidin rhamnoglycoside, and pelargonidin 3-glycosides occur in scarlet carnations, strawberries,..and in other flowers.
1982 J. B. Harborne Introd. Ecol. Biochem. (ed. 2) ii. 38 Essentially, all pink, scarlet and orange-red flowers contain pelargonidin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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