RIBOFLAVIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

Synonyms:

hepatoflavin; lactoflavin; ovoflavin; riboflavin; vitamin B2; vitamin G

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("riboflavin" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

Meronyms (substance of "riboflavin"):

flavin (a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin)

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