riboflavin - Definition from the NUTRITION topic - DAILY LIFE

Topic: NUTRITION

Date:	1900-2000
Origin:	ribose type of sugar (19-21 centuries) (from arabinose type of sugar (19-21 centuries), from gum arabic type of natural substance) + Latin flavus 'yellow'

riboflavin
noun

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[uncountable] technical

DFN vitamin B2, a substance that exists in meat, milk, and some vegetables, and that is important for your health

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