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flavanone definition

fla·va·none (flā′və nōn′)

noun

  1. a complex, colorless, crystalline ketone, CHO, derived from flavone
  2. any of the derivatives of flavanone, many of which are found in various plants

Etymology: flav(in) + -an(e) + -one

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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