riboflavin
English
/ˌraɪboʊˈfleɪvɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (vitamin) Yellow or orange-yellow water-soluble compound, a member of the vitamin B complex, that acts as a growth-promoting factor in humans and other animals.
Etymology
Compound from English ribose + English flavin.
Origin
English
flavin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deazaflavin English
- deoxyribose English
- desoxyribose English
- flavin English
- flavination English
- phosphoribose English
- ribonucleic English
- ribose English
- ribosyl English
- Ribose German