FLAVONOID


Meaning of FLAVONOID in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' fl ā -v ə - ˌ no ̇ id

Function: noun

Etymology: flavone + -oid

Date: 1947

: any of a group of oxygen-containing aromatic antioxidant compounds that includes many common pigments (as the anthocyanins and flavones)

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