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Definition of Flavin
1. Noun. A ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin.
Substance meronyms: Hepatoflavin, Lactoflavin, Ovoflavin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B2, Vitamin G
Definition of Flavin
1. n. A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.
Definition of Flavin
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Irish dot=) of southern (etyl ga) descent, from the Gaelic (term Ó Flaithimhín lang=ga). ¹
2. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flavin
1. a yellow pigment [n -S]
Medical Definition of Flavin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Flavin
Literary usage of Flavin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"... baric and flavin ate also natural yellow mordant dyes, producing somewhat
brighter shades than fustic, but are now obsolete. ..."
2. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"The relative contribution of CYP450 and flavin monooxygenase toward cysteine
S-conjugate S-oxidation depends on the conjugate structure. ..."