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flavone

/ˈfleɪvəʊn/

flavone noun: any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.

flavone: any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring...
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Noun

flavone (countable and uncountable, plural flavones)

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

Forms of flavone

pluralflavones

Origin of flavone

From Latin flāvus (“yellow”) + -one, as many are yellow in nature.

Words formed from flavone

Questions about flavone

What does flavone mean?
Flavone means any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.
What part of speech is flavone?
Flavone is a noun.
How do you pronounce flavone?
Flavone is pronounced /ˈfleɪvəʊn/.
What is the plural of flavone?
The plural of flavone is flavones.

Words near flavone in the dictionary

  1. flavol
  2. flavolignan
  3. flavomycin
  4. flavon
  5. flavonal
  6. flavone
  7. flavones
  8. flavonic
  9. flavonoid
  10. flavonoidal
  11. flavonoidic

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