riboflavin

ri·bo·fla·vin

 (rī′bō-flā′vĭn, -bə-)

n.

An orange-yellow crystalline compound, C₁₇H₂₀N₄O₆, that is part of the vitamin B complex and is essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, occurring naturally in milk, meat, egg yolks, and leafy green vegetables. Also called lactoflavin, vitamin B₂.

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[ribo(se) + flavin.]

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riboflavin

(ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn) or

riboflavine

n

(Elements & Compounds) a yellow water-soluble vitamin of the B complex that occurs in green vegetables, germinating seeds, and in milk, fish, egg yolk, liver, and kidney. It is essential for the carbohydrate metabolism of cells. It is used as a permitted food colour, yellow or orange-yellow (E101). Formula: C17H20N4O6. Also: vitamin B2 or lactoflavin

[C20: from ribose + flavin]

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ri•bo•fla•vin

(ˌraɪ boʊˈfleɪ vɪn, ˈraɪ boʊˌfleɪ-, -bə-)

n.

a vitamin B complex factor essential for growth, occurring as a yellow crystalline compound, C₁₇H₂₀N₄O₆, abundant in milk, meat, eggs, and leafy vegetables and produced synthetically.

Also called vitamin B₂.

[< German (1935); see ribo-, flavin]

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ri·bo·fla·vin

(rī′bō-flā′vĭn)

A vitamin belonging to the vitamin B complex (B₂) that is important in carbohydrate metabolism and the maintenance of mucous membranes. It is found in milk, leafy vegetables, meat, and egg yolks.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

riboflavin - a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss hepatoflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin, vitamin B2, vitamin G flavin - a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin B complex, B vitamin, B-complex vitamin, vitamin B, vitamin B complex, B - originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins

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Translations

riboflaviin

riboflaviini

riboflavin

[ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn] N → riboflavina f

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riboflavin

[ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn] n → riboflavine frib-tickler [ˈrɪbtɪklə^r] n → blague f

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riboflavin

n → Riboflavin nt

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riboflavin

[ˌraɪbəʊˈfleɪvɪn] n (Chem) → riboflavina

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ri·bo·fla·vin

n. riboflavina, vitamina B2, componente del complejo vitamínico B esencial en la nutrición.

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riboflavin

n riboflavina

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