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Definition of Flavonoids
1. flavonoid [n] - See also: flavonoid
Medical Definition of Flavonoids
1. Substances of plant origin containing flavone in various combinations (anthoxanthins, apigenins, flavones, quercitins, etc.) and with varying biological activities. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flavonoids
Literary usage of Flavonoids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ethnobotany and Medicinal Plants: Bibliography: January 1990-June 1991 by Susan A. McCarthy (1993)
"Language: English Descriptors: Orthosiphon aristatus; flavonoids; Pharmaceutical
products; Plant extracts; Medicinal plants 194 NAL Call No: 450 ..."
2. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"flavonoids, a subclass of the polyphenols with about 4000 compounds, ...
flavonoids occur naturally in fruits, vegetables, and beverages such as tea and ..."
3. Biotechnology: Plant Nutrition: A Bibliography, January 1988-April 1993 by Janet Saunders (1994)
"Therefore, the released flavonoids may either derive from the root flavonoids or
inoculation with RI viciae activates de novo flavonoid biosynthesis. ..."
4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"There were no absolute differences in flavonoids among subgenera, sections, or
series of the genus as defined in table 14.1 except that species of the ..."
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