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flavin
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fla·vin  (flvn) also fla·vine (-vn)
n.
1. Any of various water-soluble yellow pigments, including riboflavin, found in plant and animal tissue as coenzymes of flavoprotein.
2. A ketone, C10H6N4O2, that gives color to various natural yellow pigments.
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Noun1.flavin - a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
ketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
hepatoflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, riboflavin, vitamin B2, vitamin G - a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss


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