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FLAVIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flavin" is a kind of...):
ketone (any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals)
Holonyms ("flavin" is a substance of...):
hepatoflavin; lactoflavin; ovoflavin; riboflavin; vitamin B2; vitamin G (a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss)
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