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flavone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfleɪvəʊn/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin flāvus German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English flavone From Latin flāvus (“yellow”) + -one, as many are yellow in nature.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.

Forms

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Deriveds

dimethoxyflavone · nitroflavone · isoflavone · dihydroxyflavone · prenylflavone · naphthoflavone · biflavone · neoflavone · hinokiflavone · benzoflavone · heptamethoxyflavone · bioflavone