Definitions for riboflavin

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riboflavin ri·bo·fla·vin

Spelling: [rahy-boh-fley-vin, rahy-boh-fley-, -buh-]

IPA: /ˌraɪ boʊˈfleɪ vɪn, ˈraɪ boʊˌfleɪ-, -bə-/

Riboflavin is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 469 anagrams from letters in riboflavin (abfiilnorv).

Definitions for riboflavin

noun

1. a vitamin B complex factor appearing as an orange-yellow, crystalline compound, C 17 H 20 N 4 O 6 , derived from ribose, essential for growth, found in milk, fresh meat, eggs, leafy vegetables, etc., or made synthetically, and used in enriching flour, in vitamin preparations, and in treating facial lesions.

Origin of riboflavin

First recorded in 1930-35; ribo(se) + flavin

Examples for riboflavin

A study of riboflavin metabolism in the American roach by fluorescence microscopy.