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

Word History and Origins

Origin of flavone¹

1895–1900; < German Flavon; flavo-, -one

Word History and Origins

Origin of flavone¹

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