[ 'fleɪvəʊn ]
■ noun Chemistry a colourless crystalline organic compound which is the basis of a number of white or yellow plant pigments.
Derivatives
flavonoid noun
Origin
C19: from L. flavus 'yellow' + -one .
[ 'fleɪvəʊn ]
■ noun Chemistry a colourless crystalline organic compound which is the basis of a number of white or yellow plant pigments.
Derivatives
flavonoid noun
Origin
C19: from L. flavus 'yellow' + -one .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004