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fla·vin (flā′vin)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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