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LACTOFLAVIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
Synonyms:
hepatoflavin; lactoflavin; ovoflavin; riboflavin; vitamin B2; vitamin G
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lactoflavin" is a kind of...):
B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)
Meronyms (substance of "lactoflavin"):
flavin (a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin)