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riboflavinOne entry found. Main Entry: ri·bo·fla·vin Pronunciation: \ˌrī-bə-ˈflā-vən, ˈrī-bə-ˌ\ Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ribo- + Latin flavus yellow — more at blue Date: 1935 : a yellow crystalline compound C17H20N4O6 of the vitamin B complex that occurs both free (as in milk) and combined (as in liver) as a component of coenzymes (as FMN) which are essential to normal metabolism —called also vitamin B2
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