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bioflavonoid

American  
[bahy-oh-fley-vuh-noid] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈfleɪ vəˌnɔɪd /

noun

Biochemistry

  1. a flavonoid present in citrus fruits, rose hips, and other plants, that in mammals maintains the resistance of capillary walls to permeation and change of pressure.

bioflavonoid British  
/ ˌbaɪəʊˈfleɪvəˌnɔɪd /

noun

  1. another name for vitamin P

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bioflavonoid Scientific  
/ bī′ō-flā′və-noid′ /

  1. See flavonoid

Etymology

Origin of bioflavonoid

First recorded in 1950–55; bio- + flavonoid

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