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flavin

flavin noun: any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD).

Noun

flavin (plural flavins)

  1. Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD)

Proper noun capitalized: Flavin

Flavin

  1. A surname from Irish.

flavin meaning in Tamil

flavin in Tamil

பிளேவின்

Forms of flavin

pluralflavins

Origin of flavin

From flavus + -in.

Anglicized from Irish Ó Flaithimhín.

Words formed from flavin

Questions about flavin

What does flavin mean?
Flavin means any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD).
What is flavin in Tamil?
Flavin in Tamil is பிளேவின். See Flavin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flavin?
Flavin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of flavin?
The plural of flavin is flavins.

Words near flavin in the dictionary

  1. Flavia
  2. Flavian
  3. Flavians
  4. flavid
  5. Flavie
  6. flavin
  7. flavinate
  8. flavinated
  9. flavinates
  10. flavination
  11. flavindin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flavin (page history and authors); Flavin (page history and authors); flavin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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