[ ˌrʌɪbə(ʊ)'fleɪvɪn ]
■ noun Biochemistry vitamin B 2 , a yellow compound essential for energy production and present especially in milk, liver, and green vegetables.
Origin
1930s: from ribose + L. flavus 'yellow' + -in 1 .
[ ˌrʌɪbə(ʊ)'fleɪvɪn ]
■ noun Biochemistry vitamin B 2 , a yellow compound essential for energy production and present especially in milk, liver, and green vegetables.
Origin
1930s: from ribose + L. flavus 'yellow' + -in 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004