delˈfinədə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of delphinin and -id
: an anthocyanidin that occurs widely in plants in the form of glycosides (as delphinin) and is usually obtained as the dark violet or brownish red crystalline chloride C 15 H 11 ClO 7 (as by hydrolysis of the glycosides or by synthesis from pyrogallol derivatives)