flavonoid

English

Etymology

From flavone +‎ -oid, from Latin flāvus (“yellow”). Not related to flavor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleɪvənɔɪd/, /ˈflævənɔɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

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Wikipedia

flavonoid (plural flavonoids)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.

Derived terms

• biflavonoid
• bioflavonoid
• flavonoidal
• flavonoidic
• flavonoloid
• furanoflavonoid
• interflavonoid
• isoflavonoid
• neoflavonoid
• nonflavonoid
• polyflavonoid
• prenylflavonoid

Translations

any of many compounds that are plant metabolites

Catalan: flavonoide m Chinese: Mandarin: 黃酮類化合物 / 黄酮类化合物 (huángtónglèi huàhéwù) Finnish: flavonoidi (fi) Italian: flavonoide (it) m Kazakh: флавоноид (flavonoid) Spanish: flavonoide m

See also

• anthocyanin
• apigenin
• catechin
• epicatechin
• epigallocatechin
• eriodictyol
• gallocatechin
• hesperetin
• hesperidin
• isoflavone
• isorhamnetin
• kaempferol
• luteolin
• myricetin
• naringenin
• naringin
• quercetin
• proanthocyanidin
• rutin
• tangeritin
• theaflavin
• thearubigin
• vitamin P