黄き色いろ色しき素そ

noun

yellow pigment

Refers to any substance that imparts a yellow color, used in contexts such as biology, chemistry, art, and food.

• この花はなの黄き色いろ色しき素そは染せん料りょうとして使つかわれる。

  The yellow pigment of this flower is used as a dye.

noun, used as a prefix

flavo-

Prefix used in scientific terms to indicate a yellow color, as in 'flavoprotein' or 'flavonoid'. Not used as a standalone word.

• 「フラボノイド」は黄き色いろ色しき素そを意い味みする接せっ頭とう語ご「フラボ」に由ゆ来らいする。

  'Flavonoid' comes from the prefix 'flavo-', meaning yellow pigment.