| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fla·vin |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fl  v n |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also fla·vine (-v n ) |
| NOUN: | 1. Any of various water-soluble yellow pigments, including riboflavin, found in plant and animal tissue as coenzymes of flavoprotein. 2. A ketone, C10H6N4O2, that gives color to various natural yellow pigments.
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