flavonoid

flavonoid
fla·vo·noid 'flāv-ə-.nȯid, 'flav- adj of, relating to, or being a flavonoid
flavonoid n any of a group of aromatic compounds that have two substituted benzene rings connected by a chain of three carbon atoms and an oxygen bridge and that include many common pigments

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fla·vo·noid (flaґvə-noid) any of a group of compounds containing a characteristic aromatic trimeric heterocyclic nucleus, usually occurring in glycosidic form and widely distributed in plants, often as a pigment. A subgroup with biological activity in mammals is termed the bioflavonoids (q.v.).

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