flavone

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English[edit]

flavone (parent compound)

Etymology[edit]

From Latin flāvus (yellow) + -one, as many are yellow in nature.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

flavone (countable and uncountable, plural flavones)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flaˈvo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: fla‧vó‧ne

Noun[edit]

flavone m (plural flavoni)

  1. (organic chemistry) flavone