Flavia
[fley-vee-uh] /ˈfleɪ vi ə/
noun
1.
a female given name.
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[fley-vin] /ˈfleɪ vɪn/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. a complex heterocyclic ketone that is common to the nonprotein part of several important yellow enzymes, the flavoproteins. 2. . 1. a combining form occurring in compound words which denote natural derivatives of flavin: riboflavin. /ˈfleɪvɪn/ noun 1. a heterocyclic ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow […]
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flavin-adenine dinucleotide or flavine-adenine dinucleotide n. Abbr. FAD A derivative of riboflavin that functions in certain oxidation-reduction reactions in the body as a coenzyme of various flavoproteins.
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[fley-vin, -veen] /ˈfleɪ vɪn, -vin/ noun 1. Chemistry. . 2. Biochemistry. . /ˈfleɪvɪn/ noun 1. another name for acriflavine hydrochloride 2. a variant spelling of flavin flavine fla·vine (flā’vēn’) n.
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flavin mononucleotide or flavine mononucleotide n. Abbr. FMN A derivative of riboflavin that condenses with adenine nucleotide to form flavin adenine dinucleotide and that acts as a coenzyme of various flavoproteins.
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masc. proper name, from Latin Flavius, a Roman gens name, related to flavus “golden-yellow, blond” (see blue), and probably originally meaning “yellow-haired.”