Flavin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flavin \Fla"vin\, n. [L. flavus yellow.] (Chem.)
     A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  flavin
       n : a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow
           pigments like riboflavin