flavin

(flāvin)

noun

  1. a complex heterocyclic ketone, CHNO
  2. any of a group of yellow pigments, derived from this ketone and occurring in certain plant and animal products or prepared by synthesis; specif., riboflavin
  3. quercetin

Origin: < L flavus, yellow (see flavone) + -in

See flavin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of various water-soluble yellow pigments, including riboflavin, found in plant and animal tissue as coenzymes of flavoprotein.
  2. A ketone, C10H6N4O2, that gives color to various natural yellow pigments.

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