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flavin

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. flavin (noun)
  2. flavine (noun)
  3. flavin adenine dinucleotide (noun)
  4. flavin enzyme (noun)
  5. flavin mononucleotide (noun)

fla·vin

noun \ˈflā-vən\

Definition of FLAVIN

: any of a class of yellow water-soluble nitrogenous pigments derived from isoalloxazine and occurring in the form of nucleotides as coenzymes of flavoproteins; especially : riboflavin

Origin of FLAVIN

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin flavus yellow — more at blue
First Known Use: 1933

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