flavine

[ fley-vin, -veen ]

/ ˈfleɪ vɪn, -vin /

noun

Biochemistry. flavin.

Nearby words

flav., flavescent, flavia, flavin, flavin-adenine dinucleotide, flavine, flavius, flavivirus, flavo-, flavobacteria, flavobacterium

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Examples from the Web for flavine

Wool is dyed in single bath by boiling with a mixture of Flavine (8%), stannous chloride (4%) and oxalic acid (2%).
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Flavine is used in small quantity along with cochineal for dyeing scarlet on wool.
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British Dictionary definitions for flavine

flavine

/ (ˈfleɪvɪn) /

noun

another name for acriflavine hydrochloride

a variant spelling of flavin

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Medicine definitions for flavine

flavine

[ flā′vēn′ ]

n.

A brownish-red crystalline powder used as an antiseptic.

Variant offlavin