name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Flavin
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flā-vən
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CMU ARPABET: F L EY1 V IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ketone
History
Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Ó Flaithimhín.
From flavus + -in.