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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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122 with a duet for lifelong friends Claire Danes and Ariel Flavin (Rogoff's daughter).
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The description is apt, given that he often grafts a specifically urban vernacular onto a unique brand of formalism, not only to summon such art-historical precedents as Mark di Suvero's and Anthony Caro's metallic structures but also to make clear turns on the project of Minimalism--on Donald Judd and Dan Flavin in particular.
Mark Handforth: Kunsthaus Zurich by Lunn, Felicity / Artforum International
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