flavin

/ˈfleɪvɪn/
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Other forms: flavins

Definitions of flavin
  1. noun
    a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
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    type of:
    ketone
    any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
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