riboflavin

riboflavin
riboflavin "growth-promoting substance known as vitamin B2," 1935, from Ger. Riboflavin (1935), from comb. form of RIBOSE (Cf. ribose) (q.v.) + flavin, from L. flavus "yellow" (see BLUE (Cf. blue)); so called from its color. Also sometimes known as lactoflavine, as it is found in milk.

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  • Riboflavin — Vitamin B2; Lactoflavin * * * Ri|bo|fla|vin 〈[ vi:n] n. 11; unz.; Biochem.〉 gelber organischer Naturstoff, Faktor des Vitamin B2 Komplexes; Sy Laktoflavin [<Ribose + lat. flavus „gelb“] * * * Ri|bo|fla|vin [↑ …   Universal-Lexikon

  • riboflavin — ri·bo·fla·vin .rī bə flā vən, rī bə . also ri·bo·fla·vine .vēn n a yellow crystalline compound C17H20N4O6 that is a growth promoting member of the vitamin B complex and occurs both free (as in milk) and combined (as in liver) called also… …   Medical dictionary

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