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flavone

[ fley-vohn ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble compound, C 15 H 10 O 2 , the parent substance of a group of naturally occurring derivatives some of which have been used as yellow dyes.
  2. any derivative of this compound.


flavone

/ ˈfleɪvəʊn /

noun

  1. a crystalline compound occurring in plants. Formula: C 15 H 10 O 2
  2. any of a class of yellow plant pigments derived from flavone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flavone1

1895–1900; < German Flavon; flavo-, -one
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flavone1

C19: from German Flavon , from Latin flāvus yellow + -one

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