malvin

noun

mal·​vin

ˈmalvə̇n

plural -s

: an anthocyanin pigment found especially in the European wild mallow and in species of primrose and obtained usually as the reddish brown chloride C₂₉H₃₅ClO₁₇

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary malv- (from Latin malva) + -in

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