ˈkärthəmə̇n noun
also car·thame -ˌthām ; or car·tham·ic acid (ˈ)kär|thamik-
( -s )
Etymology: carthamin, International Scientific Vocabulary cartham- (from New Latin Carthamus tinctorius, species name of the safflower) + -in; carthame from French, from New Latin Carthamus; carthamic from New Latin Carthamus + English -ic
: a red crystalline glucoside C 21 H 22 O 11 constituting the coloring matter of the safflower