FLAVIN


Meaning of FLAVIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflā-vən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin flavus yellow — more at blue

Date: 1933

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.